loftier

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Over time, the promise of fair pricing became enmeshed with an even loftier assurance: by partnering with “ethical factories,” it would sell better-made clothing in a way that didn’t run afoul of the customer’s morals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

An uptick in business air travel is fueling loftier hopes for United Airlines, which is slated to report its holiday-quarter results this week.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 19, 2026

“Whether owing to that striking optimism or some other loftier force at work,” said family member Gregory Small, she had survived with pancreatic cancer for 12 years, a feat that left her doctors dumbfounded.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025

The prosecution had argued it was a premeditated coup, while Kim claimed far loftier motives.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

As far as they could judge it went in great mounting curves, and as it rose it grew loftier and wider.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien