high-water mark
Example Sentences
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In the 2025 tests, the L.A. school system surpassed its achievement levels of 2018-19, L.A.’s previous high-water mark under the current testing system.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
The increase in consumer prices in the 12 months ended in November could inch up to 3.1% from 3.0%, potentially the high-water mark due to tariffs.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025
They racked up some electoral wins, and at their high-water mark received 7.1% of the vote in 1989 European Parliament elections in West Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
Now they’re down only 25% from that 2022 high-water mark.
From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025
Patches of orange lichen made the only bright color, and a high-water mark on the cliff walls showed that their landing site was not at all safe.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
