high performance

adjective

: better, faster, or more efficient than others
high performance cars/airplanes/boats
high performance running shoes

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The inevitable entropy of institutions is itself a strong reason to become better at creating new ones; expecting an indefinite lifetime of high performance is apt to disappoint. Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 John Atkinson has been high performance director and national coach of Swimming Canada since 2013 and has seen up close the talent and hard work that has gone into McIntosh’s incredible career so far. Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 There’s often a danger to high performance and overworking beyond burnout that needs to be recognized. Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 In games, where a single thread can handle the bulk of the workload but take frequent short sleeps, this should prevent it from having to rapidly adjust its frequency and maintain high performance. Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for high performance

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“High performance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20performance. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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