1
: of superior grade or quality
high-grade bonds
2
a
: being near the upper or most favorable extreme of a specified range
b
: medically serious or life-threatening
a high-grade tumor
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Ingram hasn’t played in nearly two months after suffering a high-grade, low left ankle sprain on Dec. 7.
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Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Antimony’s Journey Antimony from the mine is expected to be used in solar panels, high-grade munitions and military night-vision goggles.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025
Jack Hoffman, a beloved Nebraska Cornhuskers superfan, has tragically passed away at 19 years of a diffuse high-grade neuroepithelial tumor.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Credit markets have remained firm, sending a reassuring macro message, yet the upward march in Treasury rates has meant high-grade corporate debt offers a pretty safe yield approaching 6%.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025
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Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Antimony’s Journey Antimony from the mine is expected to be used in solar panels, high-grade munitions and military night-vision goggles.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025
Jack Hoffman, a beloved Nebraska Cornhuskers superfan, has tragically passed away at 19 years of a diffuse high-grade neuroepithelial tumor.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Credit markets have remained firm, sending a reassuring macro message, yet the upward march in Treasury rates has meant high-grade corporate debt offers a pretty safe yield approaching 6%.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025
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“High-grade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-grade. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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