lofty
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Numerous analysts covering SpaceX have floated astronomical valuations for the company, and one now says that the company’s latest rocket launch moves SpaceX closer to a lofty target.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
After struggling for years to hit lofty ridership and revenue targets, the company began negotiating with creditors last August to raise new equity or restructure its debt out of court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Maybe this is what the Chargers are — lurching, sputtering and unable to consistently move the football, despite an offensive overhaul packed with lofty expectations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
It’s been a rough stretch for Intel shares as investors wonder how the chip manufacturer will sustain its lofty valuation.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
On both sides of us rose lofty eewoonucks.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
He appears to have switched from reporting the properties’ assessed values, which are set by the local county, to the loftier estimates of what they would fetch on the open market.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
In fact, allowing yourself to spend money on hobbies or experiences can actually help you stay on track to accomplish your bigger, loftier goals.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 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
Though the footballer has loftier ambitions for the meeting in Washington - world peace.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
Let me explain what I mean by sharing my reaction to another passage, this one much loftier in tone and ambition than “Ask the Bird Folks.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
While Halma’s guidance clears the consensus bar, it might fall short of the loftiest expectations, analysts at Jefferies wrote in a note to clients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
US gross domestic product in the third quarter came in at 4.3 percent on an annualized basis, easily topping expectations and the loftiest growth in two years.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
Ascending to football's loftiest heights challenges the senses, and Girona's surefootenedness at this level is already being rigorously tested.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2024
And for the loftiest goal — a spot inside the top of the six spots in the West — the Lakers need to win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
They were all three of the loftiest stature of women.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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