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high-up

[hahy-uhp] / ˈhaɪˈʌp /






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Some now suspect it could have been Rocha and that since at least 2010 he may have been on a short list given to the FBI of possible Cuban spies high-up in foreign policy circles.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

And since there really isn’t any other comparable search engine, advertisers really need Google to place them in a high-up position, within the first page or two of search results.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2023

"The particular angle at which the sunlight hits these high-up ice crystals form these patterns," she said.

From BBC • May 29, 2023

Their entire scheme was later revealed by Mark Tinsley, the Beach family's civil attorney, who found that the Murdaughs were close acquaintances with several high-up officials working on the investigation.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2023

Throwing back and forth, and the sound of cicadas and bees and high-up birds and the leather smell of our gloves and the ball smacking into them.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt




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