high-water mark
Example Sentences
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Nextpower is on pace for a record closing high, poised to surpass the previous high-water mark of $130.42 from March 25, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
In the 2025 tests, the L.A. school system surpassed its achievement levels of 2018-19, L.A.’s previous high-water mark under the current testing system.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
Wall Street has been throwing in some strong stock-market bets for 2026, but the high-water mark just got higher.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025
They racked up some electoral wins, and at their high-water mark received 7.1% of the vote in 1989 European Parliament elections in West Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
Unfortunately, the gains achieved in 1992 represented a high-water mark.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
