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In December, Texas had just over a million job openings, a high-water mark it’s been hovering around for several months.
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Mitchell Schnurman, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
The Nacimiento River edged out its 1969 high-water mark by 1.51 feet.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2023
With the swearing-in of Jennifer McClellan as the first Black woman to represent Virginia on Tuesday, the House now has 28 Black women in its ranks, a new high-water mark, but the Senate has none.
—Jazmine Ulloa, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2023
The film, in which Topol was cast as a Mexican, was nobody’s creative high-water mark — but left no permanent damage on Topol’s career.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 8 Mar. 2023
The Weeknd reached a new high-water mark on Spotify this week.
—Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2023
How San Francisco settles the debate could reverberate throughout the reparations movement, setting a high-water mark for an effort that has been criticized for, so far, producing small sums.
—Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2023
This year’s crop of competitors is a far cry from recent years when the starting roster has approached triple digits, hitting a high-water mark of 96 mushers in 2008 (though a more modest number, 78, crossed the finish line).
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Feb. 2023
In Paso Robles, dozens of makeshift encampments sprang up along roadways, above the Salinas’ high-water mark.
—Jeremy Miller, WIRED, 18 Feb. 2023
Mitchell Schnurman, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
The Nacimiento River edged out its 1969 high-water mark by 1.51 feet.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2023
With the swearing-in of Jennifer McClellan as the first Black woman to represent Virginia on Tuesday, the House now has 28 Black women in its ranks, a new high-water mark, but the Senate has none.
—Jazmine Ulloa, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2023
The film, in which Topol was cast as a Mexican, was nobody’s creative high-water mark — but left no permanent damage on Topol’s career.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 8 Mar. 2023
The Weeknd reached a new high-water mark on Spotify this week.
—Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2023
How San Francisco settles the debate could reverberate throughout the reparations movement, setting a high-water mark for an effort that has been criticized for, so far, producing small sums.
—Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2023
This year’s crop of competitors is a far cry from recent years when the starting roster has approached triple digits, hitting a high-water mark of 96 mushers in 2008 (though a more modest number, 78, crossed the finish line).
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Feb. 2023
In Paso Robles, dozens of makeshift encampments sprang up along roadways, above the Salinas’ high-water mark.
—Jeremy Miller, WIRED, 18 Feb. 2023
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