height

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Some 30,000 properties had no water at the height of the issues, with many taps dry for multiple days, during which Hinton had faced calls to resign.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

MLB’s new automated ball-strike system requires precise player height measurements, leading to many players being officially shorter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

ABS, however, defines the top of the zone as 53.5% of a player’s height, and the bottom of the zone is 27% of the player’s height.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

At the height of the Vietnam War, Sen. George Aiken famously advised President Lyndon B. Johnson to “declare victory and go home.”

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

He established a tradition that after a successful mission, each squadron would fly home together at a low height in an air-show formation.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein