ride high
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Hogan kept fighting as his fame continued to ride high even as the years marched on - pictured taking on fellow veteran Ric Flair in 2009.
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025
Usually, presidents ride high at the start of their terms.
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2017
In Sorkin’s early sitcom, Sports Night, TV journalists ride high on crackerjack repartee and stories of mythic athleticism.
From Inc • Jan. 4, 2013
In those early months, the science agenda continued to ride high.
From Nature • Sep. 26, 2012
And several times during that long silent night ride high up over the middle of the ocean in the moonlight, James and his friends saw things that no one had ever seen before.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
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