high-water mark
Example Sentences
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Still, there are signs the 4.2% yearly rate of inflation in May could be the high-water mark of the latest bout of inflation.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Calculate for Doncic’s career 30.9 points per playoff game, and let’s assume their high-water mark would surely eclipse Saturday’s tally in their 131-108 Game 3 loss at Crypto.com Arena.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
Still, the CBA deal is a high-water mark for a league with a tumultuous history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
And no analyst seemed more pleased than JPMorgan’s Mark Strouse, who increased his price target on Buy-rated GE Vernova stock to $1,000, from $740, a new high-water mark on the Street, according to FactSet.
From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025
Unfortunately, the gains achieved in 1992 represented a high-water mark.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
