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Some lots are empty, covered in waist-high weeds and bits of concrete.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 15 May 2026
In the fruits and vegetables garden level, waist-high stone planting beds were constructed for tomatoes, onions, golden beets, chili peppers and blueberries.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Hunter Harvey fired a waist-high 3-1 fastball on the inside part of the plate.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2026
During Superstorm Sandy, a fourteen-foot surge from the Hudson poured into the city, producing images of National Guardsmen in boats ferrying residents through waist-high water.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 15 May 2026
In the fruits and vegetables garden level, waist-high stone planting beds were constructed for tomatoes, onions, golden beets, chili peppers and blueberries.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Hunter Harvey fired a waist-high 3-1 fastball on the inside part of the plate.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2026
During Superstorm Sandy, a fourteen-foot surge from the Hudson poured into the city, producing images of National Guardsmen in boats ferrying residents through waist-high water.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Waist-high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waist-high. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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