high-level
adjective
high-lev·el
ˈhī-ˈle-vəl 
1
: occurring, done, or placed at a high level
2
: being of high importance or rank
high-level diplomats
3
: of, relating to, or being a computer programming language (such as BASIC or Pascal) which is similar to a natural language (such as English) and in which each statement is translated by a compiler usually into several machine language instructions
4
: relating to or being nuclear waste that contains highly concentrated radioactive components which are environmentally hazardous
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In September of this year, the United Nations General Assembly will convene a high-level meeting on how best to address the issue of antimicrobial resistance – and how to prevent it from getting worse.
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Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 29 May 2024
Her mother, an IT manager who immigrated to the U.S. in 2006, then reached out to ask advice from other families from the Houston area whose children were high-level spellers.
—Ben Nuckols, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
The suspects' lawyers, some of whom are civil rights attorneys, claimed there was a racist undertone in the prosecution's fierce pursuit of high-level charges against Black men accused of raping a woman following public outcry.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 27 May 2024
Notably absent were particularly high-level officials from China or Russia, given that Mr. Raisi’s supporters had praised him with turning Iran’s policies away from the West toward more engagement with Beijing and Moscow.
—Leily Nikounazar, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 29 May 2024
Her mother, an IT manager who immigrated to the U.S. in 2006, then reached out to ask advice from other families from the Houston area whose children were high-level spellers.
—Ben Nuckols, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
The suspects' lawyers, some of whom are civil rights attorneys, claimed there was a racist undertone in the prosecution's fierce pursuit of high-level charges against Black men accused of raping a woman following public outcry.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 27 May 2024
Notably absent were particularly high-level officials from China or Russia, given that Mr. Raisi’s supporters had praised him with turning Iran’s policies away from the West toward more engagement with Beijing and Moscow.
—Leily Nikounazar, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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“High-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-level. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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