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high road

  • a variation of highroad.
    highroad
    noun
    a main road; highway.

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Vollering backed her embattled teammate Gery and everyone took the high road.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

“It was a real blessing to be here,” Howland said, “and I wanted to leave taking the high road, doing it the right way.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2025

By Monday afternoon Biden was back on the high road.

From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2024

For me personally, I’ve really had to take the high road a lot in the last decade or so.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2023

I decided, to keep the peace, I would take the high road and go sit down.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine

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