high and low
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First the lyric, "I don't care what people say, it's true", in high and low registers.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Early loves his creation, enough to spin an entire psychodrama around her, one that will bring her high and low.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Mr. Sarris has fashioned for her a rough-hewn, splintery narrative voice, her English “a mess of high and low and everything in between.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
That includes the Dallas Fed’s trimmed mean PCE inflation rate External link, which sets aside the most extreme high and low price changes each month.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
The Dauntless cheer at varying pitches, high and low, bright and deep.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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