make higher

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These borrowers can afford to make higher down payments, and might be less likely to miss payments over time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

This also would make higher wages available earlier in a teacher’s career.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025

"Often, the people who are living with the most scarce resources have to make higher quality decisions, but they're in a worse position to do so," Scowcroft said.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2025

People involved in the campaign to make higher education more equitable and accessible described the question of legacy admissions as limited to a few applicants to elite universities.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2023

Kohl pencil marks map the changes I'll make: higher cheekbones like her mother's, a button nose like her father's, and deep sloping eyes.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton