high-water mark

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For the U.S. and Mexico the goal is to get beyond the quarterfinals, the high-water mark for both countries in the modern era.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Soon, we were back on the vaporetto for a sunset ride to Al Covo, the culinary high-water mark of our family trip to Venice a decade earlier—and our parents’ honeymoon 25 years before that.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

As for domestic policy, the high-water mark of federal government power previously was coincidently during the tenure of TR’s distant cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in the New Deal.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

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

Patches of orange lichen made the only bright color, and a high-water mark on the cliff walls showed that their landing site was not at all safe.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong