high-water mark
Example Sentences
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Still, the CBA deal is a high-water mark for a league with a tumultuous history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The increase in consumer prices in the 12 months ended in November could inch up to 3.1% from 3.0%, potentially the high-water mark due to tariffs.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025
And no analyst seemed more pleased than JPMorgan’s Mark Strouse, who increased his price target on Buy-rated GE Vernova stock to $1,000, from $740, a new high-water mark on the Street, according to FactSet.
From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025
They've come to see that moment of celebration after the inquests as their high-water mark.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025
When the counterfeit Beast was perfected, the knights took it away and hid it in a cave at the foot of the cliffs, above high-water mark.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
