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  • High-low ventilation panels keep condensation to a minimum, a bugaboo of other one-walls I've used, and a roomy vestibule lets you pull your gear under cover without cluttering the interior.

    Tent 2007

  • High-low pricing has become more influential in our sector as we and other retailers have responded through a shrinking market.

    unknown title 2011

  • To be fair, McConnell's misfires are also far from the worst Hawaii Insider has heard: For a while, we kept on our TiVo a gorgeous HDTV program that referred to the town of "High-low" on the Big Island, among other mangled place names.

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2009

  • High-low banners will remain high-low banners and those attributes that have made our specialty retail banners successful will be zealously guarded.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2009

  • High-low and fast forward are recent but well-entrenched compounds in English; one who leads first the high and then the low card of a two-card suit in bridge high-lows; one who presses the cue button on a tape or video recorder fast forwards.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 3 1984

  • High-low style is taken for granted in this age of Target capsule collections, but it still seems to inspire a certain amount of aren’t-we-wacky winking.

    Rockin' Ronsons: Mom, Bro, Sis Dance to Celebrate New Line For J.C. Penney 2009

  • High-low style is taken for granted in this age of Target capsule collections, but it still seems to inspire a certain amount of aren’t-we-wacky winking.

    Rockin' Ronsons: Mom, Bro, Sis Dance to Celebrate New Line For J.C. Penney 2009

  • Now, one of the favorite pursuits of sailors during a dogwatch below at sea is cards; and though they do not understand whist, cribbage, and games of that kidney, yet they are adepts at what is called "High-low -

    Redburn. His First Voyage Herman Melville 1855

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