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While defeating the two measures has relieved many property owners in South Hadley, budget shortfalls due to dwindling state aid and fading federal pandemic-era funds are causing local governments to search high and low for new sources of funding.—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026 Shortly thereafter, gaps between high and low performers began to grow at the national level, which many education scholars attribute both to the introduction of screens and the loosening of accountability.—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026 The unit offers high and low toothbrush settings as well as quiet operation, and features 10 water flosser pressure settings.—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026 After more than a year of hunting high and low for the perfect modern platform bed for her small apartment, our shopping director Lori Keong finally chanced upon this Scandi-style option on Etsy from a small woodworking business based in Denver, Colorado.—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for high and low