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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The resulting collapse of campaign finance rules has combined with a resurgence in the sort of high-level self-dealing that was pervasive during the Gilded Age, when bribery and graft were common, and corporations used their wealth to secure monopolies, government subsidies, and other benefits.
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Daniel Weiner, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
But if the Steelers don’t find a high-level starter next week, a 24-year-old prospect like Pregnon, with plug-and-play potential, would make sense in the third.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The psychologist started attending high-level meetings as an unpaid consultant.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Jennifer Walker, a spokesperson at the health center, forcefully pushed back at Harding’s assertions about Agwunobi, a practicing pediatrician before turning to high-level administrative jobs in health care after earning an MBA at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2001.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
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Daniel Weiner, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
But if the Steelers don’t find a high-level starter next week, a 24-year-old prospect like Pregnon, with plug-and-play potential, would make sense in the third.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The psychologist started attending high-level meetings as an unpaid consultant.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Jennifer Walker, a spokesperson at the health center, forcefully pushed back at Harding’s assertions about Agwunobi, a practicing pediatrician before turning to high-level administrative jobs in health care after earning an MBA at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2001.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
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“High-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-level. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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