higher

Example Sentences

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Higher interest rates, she said, have crimped bigger-ticket purchases that often require financing.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

Higher fuel prices and other inflationary pressures are making most forms of travel more expensive as Memorial Day kicks off the summer season in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Higher interest rates make borrowing more expensive for everyday consumers, which helps cool down inflation by slowing spending.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Higher gasoline prices, Middle East tensions, and anxiety about future inflation contributed to the record-low sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

When the newly created Federal Commission on Higher Education had called for desegregation in 1946, the South had simply ignored its recommendations.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson