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High Point

American  

noun

  1. a city in central North Carolina.

high point British  

noun

  1. a moment or occasion of great intensity, interest, happiness, etc

    the award marked a high point in his life
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There was just one problem, write Robert O’Connell and Laine Higgins: 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. 21, 2026

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

Under first-year coach Flynn Clayman, No. 12 High Point averaged 90 points per game, which ranked third nationally and tied them with Arkansas.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Dennis was a violinist who had come to New York from High Point, North Carolina.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

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