lofty
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Broadcom shares tumbled 13% after the semiconductor and software maker’s guidance on AI demand failed to live up to investors’ lofty expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
And while the sale resulted in a significant profit on the original purchase price, the property did not manage to achieve its very lofty initial asking price of $2.9 million.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Far too lofty, but I had a high school teacher who used to shout, “We’re not teaching you rules, we’re handing you a moral, ethical code.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Gods were lofty gods, not you and me.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Away in the south Frodo could see the dim shapes of lofty mountains that seemed now to stand across the path that the Company was taking.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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