the height of
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—used to say that something is an extreme example of something
It was the height of stupidity to quit the team.
Long skirts are now the height of fashion.
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In November, the California State Transportation Agency rejected a proposal from the Port of Los Angeles to raise the height of the Vincent Thomas Bridge, which connects San Pedro to Terminal Island and Long Beach.
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Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Barn doors were ultra-popular during the height of farmhouse style in the 2010s but have since fallen out of vogue, explains Rebecca Staub, the founder of Beck Haus Interiors.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
The singer claimed to have slept with up to 250 women a year during the height of his fame, according to the Mirror.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Just 584,000 jobs were created in 2025, far below the more than 2 million added in each of the prior two years, and the more than 4 million hires in 2022, the height of the post-pandemic recovery.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Barn doors were ultra-popular during the height of farmhouse style in the 2010s but have since fallen out of vogue, explains Rebecca Staub, the founder of Beck Haus Interiors.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
The singer claimed to have slept with up to 250 women a year during the height of his fame, according to the Mirror.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Just 584,000 jobs were created in 2025, far below the more than 2 million added in each of the prior two years, and the more than 4 million hires in 2022, the height of the post-pandemic recovery.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
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