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- noun Plural form of
highpoint .
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Examples
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For me, the highpoints are a pair of diverse shorts produced almost twenty years apart-beginning with the heartbreaking noir of
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Among the highpoints: I watched one staff member and one volunteer as they playfully coaxed the first dog to make the move, Bacon, down the hallway and into his brand new doggie dorm.
Ken White: New Digs for the Dogs, And Everyone Else Ken White 2011
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It is every bit as important to bury as to praise, and good criticism always highlights the flaws as well as the highpoints.
They don’t work for me – books and authors who don’t appeal « It Doesn't Have To Be Right… 2010
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I ask because it seems to me that highpoints of culture -- including highpoints that include real chili and chicken-fried steak and biscuit pudding don't come about by accident.
The proof is in the biscuit pudding | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2008
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The August peak on the chart is from the height of the townhall battles; the September peaks are from President Obama's joint address to Congress and more recent highpoints in the movement of legislation (the Baucus bill drop, etc).
Facebook Update: Palin Nears a Million Friends; Obama Nears Seven Million 2009
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When new association research is released, I try to stay on top of it and share the highpoints on this blog.
Membership Development Ranked as Top Priority in 2009 Tony Rossell 2009
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The upheaval's highpoints included a massive boycott of Japanese goods (by people from all walks of life in many cities) and a boycott of classes (by educated youths in Beijing and Shanghai, the two main educational centres of the time).
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: Battling Boycotts and Dueling Dizhi in the PRC 2009
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When new association research is released, I try to stay on top of it and share the highpoints on this blog.
Archive 2009-03-01 Tony Rossell 2009
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Each year sees many changes and new developments for us as individuals and in the lives of our communities, but the cycle of the year with its festival highpoints brings a sense of stability and continuity to our lives.
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The August peak on the chart is from the height of the townhall battles; the September peaks are from President Obama's joint address to Congress and more recent highpoints in the movement of legislation (the Baucus bill drop, etc).
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