high-flying

British

adjective

having great ambition or ability

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Kane did not figure in either the draw against Uruguay or this loss to an impressive Japan, who sit 18th in the Fifa rankings, some 14 places below high-flying England.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

All of that was bad news for high-flying names like Sandisk and Micron, as some of 2026’s biggest winners became this selloff’s big losers.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Concerns around AI no longer are limited in scope to potential overspending on artificial intelligence from a small group of high-flying tech companies.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

Kingsbury, the Olympic champion from Pyeongchang 2018, produced a storming run to usurp the high-flying Horishima and take top spot with just Cooper to go.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

I’m watching a high-flying plane, and I send some random love to it.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

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