high bar
Americannoun
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Furthermore, Goldman notes that the large recent increases in AI capex estimates and associated earnings forecasts have created a high bar to sustain the pace of upward revisions going forward.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Indeed, he repeatedly talked up the prospect of outright victory, a very high bar in a parliament where the electoral system is designed to make minority or coalition government the norm.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Muse Spark faces a high bar for success.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Dan Eggers, Constellation’s senior vice president for finance, told Barron’s last week that any new reactor investments would have to clear a high bar.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
I fell on the Pak salto—a release from the high bar to the low bar, with a backward layout just before you catch the low bar—even though I’d never before fallen on the Pak.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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