higher

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With sales-tax revenue now rising, Monroe’s city school district also said Thursday that employee bonuses would be 38% higher than last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Mortgage rates bounded higher earlier this year as the war fed into higher inflation expectations.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The use of dynamic pricing, adjusting prices higher and higher in respect of rising demand, has been seen in music concert tickets, and some sports events, but never on this scale.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

That may lead to participation rates that are higher than among the population as a whole.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

I tried not to let my mind venture higher in the house, not to let it climb the stairs to see if Thea, Mary, Eusie—no!

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom