as in high-water mark
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The Nacimiento River edged out its 1969 high-water mark by 1.51 feet.—
Hayley Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2023 -
In December, Texas had just over a million job openings, a high-water mark it’s been hovering around for several months.—
Mitchell Schnurman,
Dallas News,
17 Mar. 2023
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The coup de grace for Mansour, first reported in the Chicago Sun-Times, came in November.—
John Lippert,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Losing Syria, the only other nation-state in the axis other than Iran, may be the coup de grace.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Sam Fender has soared to the top of the U.K. Albums Chart with the biggest opening week for a British solo act since 2022 (Feb. 28).—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
28 Feb. 2025
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Such shakeups should make for an exciting night, as there aren’t many sure things at the top of the ballot.—
Chris Dobstaff,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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For many people, going to Harvard University is the pinnacle of education, but in reality, less than four percent of applicants get accepted into the prestigious Ivy League school.—
Alyce Collins,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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An elite teenage athlete like Malinin ends up making trade offs in order to reach the pinnacle of his sport.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The summit of Denali scrapes the Alaskan sky at 20,310 feet, towering from a moat of convoluted glaciers like a temple of ice and stone.—
Cassidy Randall,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025
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The meeting took place following a summit of European leaders on Sunday morning that aimed to address how to end the war in Ukraine.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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The answer won't be clear until the famously unpredictable singer makes an official announcement, but here's why a rodeo or residency would make for the perfect grand finale.—
Caché McClay,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Supercharged debuted in 2015 and has been the grand finale on the lot’s Studios Tour.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2025
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While Lil Bit of Heaven provides a quiet place to live today, 400,000 people traveled the route during its peak from 1846 to 1869.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Mar. 2025
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And this measured approach hasn’t softened prices across the board: the county remains a seller’s market, and overall luxury values remain near historic peaks.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Ancient apex carnivores Hyaenodonta fossils have been found across North America, Europe, Asia and Africa.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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The film’s comedic apex arguably arrives when Coppola tosses in a quick shot of the villainous Clodio Pulcher (Shia LaBeouf) power walking across marble floors, three henchmen in tow.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Copestone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copestone. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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