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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

They had taken shelter beneath a copse of aspens just off the high road.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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