high-water mark
Example Sentences
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The increase in consumer prices in the 12 months ended in November could inch up to 3.1% from 3.0%, potentially the high-water mark due to tariffs.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 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
Now they’re down only 25% from that 2022 high-water mark.
From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025
They've come to see that moment of celebration after the inquests as their high-water mark.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025
A stone in the tiny village of Aneyoshi, in Iwate prefecture, sits at the high-water mark from a 1933 tsunami.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
