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elevation

[el-uh-vey-shuhn] / ˌɛl əˈveɪ ʃən /




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Goldman’s research momentum and market breadth signals do show signs of extreme elevation in the 98th and 94th percentile respectively.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The so-called Nuremberg Drawing of 1300 shows on one side an abandoned design for the tower of the Freiburg Minster and on the other the plan and elevation of three Gothic churches.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

"The glacier has lost so much elevation and mass that it simply can't continue to maintain the same output," he said.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Whitney, trekking over mountainous terrain of at least 13,000-foot elevation to get there, said Axel Hunnicutt, gray wolf coordinator for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The atmosphere is so thin that if Viking had landed at a high elevation there would not have been enough atmosphere to brake the descent adequately: it would have crashed.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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