high-flying
adjective
high-fly·ing
ˈhī-ˈflī-iŋ 
1
: marked by extravagance, pretension, or excessive ambition
2
: rising to considerable height
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Fofie is one of many cocoa farmers in Ghana and Ivory Coast — countries responsible for nearly 70% of the global cocoa bean supply — who are putting their land for other uses after the price of the once high-flying commodity crashed.
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ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Ari Lauer is set to be sentenced Monday for assisting high-flying East Bay fraudsters Jeff and Paulette Carpoff and their company, DC Solar, pull off what the government says amounted to the largest criminal fraud scheme ever within the sprawling federal court district that includes Sacramento.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The role of the lead bird—whose magical feather saves the day—was originally made for the high-flying Natalia Osipova.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
Shares of the high-flying chipmaker rallied more than 49% in 2025 — and more than 107% the year prior — as the company has benefited from demand for its custom AI accelerator chips, or ASICs.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Only 48 hours after playing the rugged, defense-minded Bruins, the Penguins will return home to host the high-flying, up-tempo Buffalo Sabres.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
That game featured Berry throwing a lob to high-flying Joshua Weems during a two-on-two fast break situation.
—Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
The first superhero movie with a Latino protagonist, Blue Beetle stars Xolo Maridueña as Jaime, a recent college grad who accidentally ends up bonding with an ancient alien relic that turns him into a high-flying vigilante.
—Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
Nate Paul, the once high-flying Austin developer, has been dealt a major setback in his attempt to use bankruptcy to protect a prime piece of downtown real estate from foreclosure.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Ari Lauer is set to be sentenced Monday for assisting high-flying East Bay fraudsters Jeff and Paulette Carpoff and their company, DC Solar, pull off what the government says amounted to the largest criminal fraud scheme ever within the sprawling federal court district that includes Sacramento.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The role of the lead bird—whose magical feather saves the day—was originally made for the high-flying Natalia Osipova.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
Shares of the high-flying chipmaker rallied more than 49% in 2025 — and more than 107% the year prior — as the company has benefited from demand for its custom AI accelerator chips, or ASICs.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Only 48 hours after playing the rugged, defense-minded Bruins, the Penguins will return home to host the high-flying, up-tempo Buffalo Sabres.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
That game featured Berry throwing a lob to high-flying Joshua Weems during a two-on-two fast break situation.
—Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
The first superhero movie with a Latino protagonist, Blue Beetle stars Xolo Maridueña as Jaime, a recent college grad who accidentally ends up bonding with an ancient alien relic that turns him into a high-flying vigilante.
—Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
Nate Paul, the once high-flying Austin developer, has been dealt a major setback in his attempt to use bankruptcy to protect a prime piece of downtown real estate from foreclosure.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
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