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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of north-central North Carolina near Greensboro and Winston-Salem. Settled before 1750, it is a center of the furniture industry.

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  • noun the most enjoyable part of a given experience

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Examples

  • The death of bin Laden gives Obama credibility to challenge al-Qaeda's remaining leaders, says Kathy Blake, 49, a construction inspector for the city of High Point, N.C., who was among those surveyed.

    Poll: With bin Laden dead, is it time to end war? 2011

  • The death of bin Laden gives Obama credibility to challenge al-Qaeda's remaining leaders, says Kathy Blake, 49, a construction inspector for the city of High Point, N.C., who was among those surveyed.

    Poll: With bin Laden dead, is it time to end war? 2011

  • Lately, with a little effort -- and some gentle nudging to merchants to show me something made in America -- I've found some small prizes: a nice pair of cycling shorts made in High Point, N.C.; a road bike built in Pennsylvania; sneakers still turned out in an American plant.

    Kenneth C. Davis: Socks, Shirtwaists and Saving the Union Kenneth C. Davis 2011

  • D. Hayworth, will have to hightail back to High Point in North Carolina.

    Martin Nolan: Arizona for Arizonans, Now! 2010

  • Vornado Realty Trust is opting to forfeit a 2 million-square-foot furniture mart in High Point, N.C., to holders of its $191 million securitized mortgage.

    It's a Low Point for High Point 2010

  • He spent 28 years at High Point, where he also taught social studies.

    Virginia S. Hiller, Hugh W. Olds Jr., Petrus G. Schouten, George J. Nesline, John R. Duvall die 2010

  • The latest example is Vornado Realty Trust, which said in a filing it won't fund shortfalls in $217.8 million of nonrecourse debt it owes on a showroom complex in High Point, N.C. It has asked that the loan be transferred to a special servicer.

    Kid Gloves Off 2010

  • D. Hayworth, will have to hightail back to High Point in North Carolina.

    Martin Nolan: Arizona for Arizonans, Now! 2010

  • The latest example is Vornado Realty Trust, which said in a filing it won't fund shortfalls in $217.8 million of nonrecourse debt it owes on a showroom complex in High Point, N.C. It has asked that the loan be transferred to a special servicer.

    Kid Gloves Off 2010

  • The latest example is Vornado Realty Trust, which said in a filing it won't fund shortfalls in $217.8 million of nonrecourse debt it owes on a showroom complex in High Point, N.C. It has asked that the loan be transferred to a special servicer.

    Kid Gloves Off 2010

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