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or highflyer
as in powerhouse
an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired
one of New York's largest law firms, it attracts highfliers looking for a big-time legal career
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The bankruptcy follows that of another highflier in the U.S. oil patch, Whiting Petroleum Corp., which filed for Chapter 11 at the start of April after championing what was once the premiere U.S. shale field, the Bakken of North Dakota.
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David Wethe, Fortune, 29 June 2020
The Federal Reserve lent trillions of dollars to bail out Wall Street highfliers, hoping that by stabilizing big banks, the benefits would flow through to the rest of the economy.
—Sheila Bair For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 27 Mar. 2020
Traders have turned to derivatives to bet on the continued rise of some tech highfliers, wagering that there are even bigger gains ahead for the group.
—Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 20 Feb. 2020
O’Neal continued, referring to the legendary former Nets and Philadelphia 76ers highflier Julius Erving.
—Marc Stein, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2020
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“Highflier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highflier. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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