high and low

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Mr. Sarris has fashioned for her a rough-hewn, splintery narrative voice, her English “a mess of high and low and everything in between.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Writing for the dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor argues that the Rutherford majority “searches high and low for other statutory limits on what courts may consider when deciding compassionate-release motions.”

From Slate • May 29, 2026

This measurement, which has critics and fans, discards the categories with the most extreme inflation readings on both the high and low ends.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

As shippers frontloaded their goods to get ahead of import taxes, cargo volumes swung high and low.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

All their voices, high and low, soft and loud, mingling together.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder