high point
noun
: the best time or stage of something
Our trip to the museum was the high point of our vacation.
the high point of her career
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David Pastrnak extended his season-high point streak to 12 games with two assists and Jeremy Swayman made 32 saves.
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CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
David Pastrnak extended his season-high point streak to 12 games with two assists and Jeremy Swayman made 32 saves.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
That relationship reached a high point in Thompson’s signing of the Illinois Labor Relations Act in 1984, which required school districts to collectively bargain with teachers, ending a 15-year campaign for such a law.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Coverage of the case had died down significantly after the newsy high point of Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony in mid-February, but a handful of reporters provided updates from Los Angeles.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
David Pastrnak extended his season-high point streak to 12 games with two assists and Jeremy Swayman made 32 saves.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
That relationship reached a high point in Thompson’s signing of the Illinois Labor Relations Act in 1984, which required school districts to collectively bargain with teachers, ending a 15-year campaign for such a law.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Coverage of the case had died down significantly after the newsy high point of Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony in mid-February, but a handful of reporters provided updates from Los Angeles.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
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High Point
geographical name
city in north central North Carolina southwest of Greensboro population 104,371
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