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on high

ADJECTIVE
overhead
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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

It’s focusing too much on high prices and not on what’s so far kept them from being much higher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

That was clearly not the case this quarter, but we remain on high alert.”

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

It also made recommendations to remove VAT on all children's sun cream and on high SPF products for adults.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

In the bathroom, I turn the faucet on high and let the hot water rush over my hands until they’re red.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy




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