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

All told, there are 68 players previously listed at 6-feet or above whose height now begins with a dreaded five.

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

The caracal was half again as large—the height of a goat—and was a much bolder creature.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer