high bar
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Policymakers long said there was a high bar to negative rates given the problems that it causes for savers and bank profits.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
For the rally to keep on rolling, companies will face an increasingly high bar for corporate profit growth to meet, or exceed, analysts’ expectations.
From MarketWatch • May 3, 2026
Analysts anticipate United’s Q1 earnings per share of $1.08 on $14.4 billion revenue, with Delta setting a high bar.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
He knows as well as anyone that this team has set a high bar with back-to-back championships.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
Not gonna lie: the only thing I’ve ever been truly afraid of in gymnastics—apart from letting everyone down—was that high bar.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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