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[hahy] / haɪ /








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Another resident, Andreza Dionísio, blames high abstention rates here on both last-minute changes to polling station locations, but also "a sense of hopelessness about the future."

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

For thousands of Maine families who rely on lobstering, the stakes in sustaining maritime commerce are high.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Its high elevation—the summit sits at over 11,000 feet—also helps limit the risk of snow-melting rain, which means ski season often extends into June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Washout risks, high surf and erosion have closed the rail line for days over the summer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

I have never heard Rue squeal as high as she does now.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

It is also near historic highs in California.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Today, on the other hand, those inflation-adjusted or “real” yields are at generational highs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Ten-year OATs slipped 2.7 basis points but remained above 5.050%, close to multidecade highs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Prices for tungsten, an ultra-hard metal that is key for the defence industry, have soared to record highs since China restricted exports in mid-2025.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

“I’m okay, given the circumstances. Sad all the time, but it has its highs and lows, you know?”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

In some cases, their frustration drove abstention, which was higher than average this year, but others like Gisele actively wanted something new.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

PARIS—The yellow-vest protest movement paralyzed Paris eight years ago, as hundreds of thousands of people from rural France took to the streets to demand lower fuel prices and higher wages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

That put the focus back on the threat of inflation, tugging Treasury yields higher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Profits are likely to stay high and perhaps push the stock market higher.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

I hold the ladder steady, and Ray climbs higher.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

The Brewers reside in MLB’s smallest media market and have the 19th highest payroll.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Testing by Which?, external shows it typically costs between 2p and 8p an hour to run an electric blanket at its highest setting.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Kiwanuka is a sonic artificer of the highest level, capturing lofty hope and languid melancholia in liquid waves that crash and surge around his voice.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

I’m certainly not running an advertorial for insurance companies and annuities, but there is no doubt that mathematically, they provide the highest possible guaranteed lifetime income out of a lump sum.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

For the Romantics, love drives you crazy, and the Mona Lisa represents the highest form of insanity.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day


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