high bar

Example Sentences

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OpenAI has said it uses a very high bar when deciding whether to involve law enforcement after identifying a suspicious account.

From Barron's

Nonetheless, it’s not ideal for consumers or interest-rate reductions, particularly after the Fed’s January meeting minutes released earlier this week showed officials setting a high bar for 2026 cuts.

From Barron's

“Certainly there’s a high bar, but there’s always room for improvement and I can’t find anything right now to be quite honest, but …”

From Los Angeles Times

Analysts interpreted those remarks as Macklem setting a high bar for additional rate relief.

From The Wall Street Journal

The French bank faced a high bar, as expectations rose and its stock outperformed heading into the earnings, according to KBW.

From The Wall Street Journal