highs and lows
plural noun
: the good parts and bad parts
He talked about the highs and lows of his career in film.
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Stay tuned, Variety will expand this chart and dissect the highs and lows shortly.
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 May 2026
Giuliani has lived an operatic life, full of highs and lows, and its final act has been a tragedy.
—John Avlon, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
Allow Oli Kay, Michael Cox, Sarah Shephard, Stu James and Tim Spiers to ruminate on the highs and lows of the campaign.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 24 May 2026
The mission brought a roller coaster of highs and lows after taking off from SpaceX’s Starbase launch facilities at Texas’ southernmost tip.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Over the past year, the Gulf states have lived with the highs and lows of an American president who likes to take big bets.
—Daniel Benaim, Time, 18 May 2026
In her last weeks in the CEO seat, Hyman is able to reflect on those highs and lows.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 May 2026
The highs and lows from the season — both on the field and off — are captured in a new documentary that follows the community shaken by immeasurable tragedy, and how baseball becomes refuge, providing a space for unbridled joy, unrelenting grit and, perhaps most important, hope.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The opportunity came after highs and lows for the 6-1 athlete.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 May 2026
Giuliani has lived an operatic life, full of highs and lows, and its final act has been a tragedy.
—John Avlon, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
Allow Oli Kay, Michael Cox, Sarah Shephard, Stu James and Tim Spiers to ruminate on the highs and lows of the campaign.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 24 May 2026
The mission brought a roller coaster of highs and lows after taking off from SpaceX’s Starbase launch facilities at Texas’ southernmost tip.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Over the past year, the Gulf states have lived with the highs and lows of an American president who likes to take big bets.
—Daniel Benaim, Time, 18 May 2026
In her last weeks in the CEO seat, Hyman is able to reflect on those highs and lows.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 May 2026
The highs and lows from the season — both on the field and off — are captured in a new documentary that follows the community shaken by immeasurable tragedy, and how baseball becomes refuge, providing a space for unbridled joy, unrelenting grit and, perhaps most important, hope.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The opportunity came after highs and lows for the 6-1 athlete.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
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“Highs and lows.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highs%20and%20lows. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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