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high

[hahy] / haɪ /








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The company agreed to donate more than 50 plate readers, free of charge for six months, to the wealthy Palisades area, where residents and law enforcement officials were on high alert about potential theft.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

One New Yorker told the BBC the high security was "killing the vibe of the Knicks".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

But he added: “Even so, a broad-index cycle turning down from a projected high, arriving alongside Friday’s Growth unwind and a still-stretched tape, adds materially to the weight of evidence for a choppy-to-lower summer.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Scanlon notes the bar for a further selloff in front-end rates is high.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

But soon they have climbed too high, causing my heart to skip.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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