higher rate
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A higher rate environment typically weighs on nonyielding assets like gold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
But patchy cancer data makes it hard to know whether residents develop the disease at a higher rate than elsewhere in the country.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Those men and women face many mental health issues at a higher rate than the general population.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Gakpo ranks in the 96th percentile for aerial volume compared with positional peers across Europe's top five leagues, meaning only about 4% of wingers contest aerial balls at a higher rate.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
In 1954, black and white youth unemployment rates in America were equal, with blacks actually having a slightly higher rate of employment in the age group sixteen to nineteen.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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