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

If businesses end up exporting more goods to India and make higher profits, this could lead to them spending more on hiring staff, investing and also paying more tax.

From BBC • May 6, 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

In a standard repayment plan, by contrast, borrowers make higher monthly payments but erase their debt in 10 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 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