higher

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Property insurers had the best underwriting gains of the past decade in 2024 and 2025, according to S&P. Higher deductibles and tighter claims criteria are leading to fewer pay outs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Higher tariffs, for example, have also weighed on inflation in recent months, particularly for goods prices.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Online learning is already used for some subjects at Advanced Higher level to share specialist teachers.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Higher rates would make financing the billions of dollars being spent on AI chips and infrastructure more expensive, and there’s no guarantee such spending will translate into actual profits.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026

Higher even than the new Century Building in Atlanta, and it spanned a wide, deep gorge.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns