High Point
Americannoun
noun
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There was just one problem: Johnston, a senior shooting guard for High Point University, is usually forbidden from attempting a shot anywhere near the rim.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
No. 5 seed Wisconsin learned that during a loss to No. 12 High Point on Thursday and top-ranked Duke nearly did, having to rally from 13 points down to survive No. 16 Siena.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
When the Badgers jumped out to a 10-point lead in the first half, it seemed that High Point would become just another mid-major casualty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
High Point plays Wisconsin in the first round.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
Curtis and Minnie housed and fed whole families that had migrated north from High Point, but Dennis was too proud to look them up.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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