as in advanced
being far along in development
an institute of higher learning higher primates, such as the apes
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Adjective
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Venice senior Lawrence Kensinger, who set the City Section shot put record with a state-leading throw of 65 feet 11 inches last week, had the third-best mark at prelims (59-6¾) and easily advanced to the finals.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026 -
Several of the advanced weapons systems the battleships are intended to field remain in development; the Navy hasn’t yet shown they can be integrated successfully onto a ship.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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The design offers greater operational flexibility and improved efficiency across different mission profiles.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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Of course, the heart of the Eagles’ offense must come through superstar running back Saquon Barkley and the ground game, along with improved line play, so that figures to be a more pressing matter while Philly experiments with the new personnel at receiver.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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This is therefore part of a larger research stream that centers on the ways that some modern problems stem from a mismatch between our evolved brains and our modern human environments, which have changed dramatically in an eye-blink of evolutionary time.—
Owen D. Jones,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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Thus, the aye-aye evolved to fill that vacancy.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Newsom has since pointed to this high state funding to call on the federal government to step up its own investments into forest management work.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The second highest waste generator that year, Tesla’s plant in Fremont, produced 115,136 pounds of MMA waste, by comparison, records show.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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“Higher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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