elevated
Example Sentences
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Consumers have been resilient so far, but many are exhausted from five years of elevated inflation and they are facing an uncertain labor market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Although crude-oil prices have remained elevated, bond investors appear less concerned about the long-term inflation outlook.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
US households have been battered by more than five years of elevated prices since the pandemic hit, and the July data is still well above the Federal Reserve's long-term two-percent target.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
For a better view, the Royal Astronomical Society advises you try standing somewhere more elevated than the area around you "with a clear view of the western horizon".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
It even had elevated towers for the dishes, for heaven’s sake.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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