high-water mark

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Still, the CBA deal is a high-water mark for a league with a tumultuous history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The 2023 best picture field set a modern high-water mark of $4.4 billion worldwide, powered by the mega-hits “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Avatar: The Way of Water.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 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

Now they’re down only 25% from that 2022 high-water mark.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

A stone in the tiny village of Aneyoshi, in Iwate prefecture, sits at the high-water mark from a 1933 tsunami.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland