loftier

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One difference that AI optimists point to is that price/earnings ratios for the hottest stocks back then were loftier than the likes of very profitable Nvidia, Alphabet or Microsoft today.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 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

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

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

Coming off back-to-back seasons finishing outside of the Associated Press Top 25, Riley said he’s had to change aspects of the program to push toward loftier results.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2025

Of loftier mould these two were made: reverend and wise.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien