as in elevated
located at a greater height than average or usual
we were sitting way up in the nosebleed seats
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From the hospitality suites to the nosebleed seats, supporters who travel from overseas to watch Spurs overwhelmingly do so for Heung Min Son.
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Thanksgiving Day prices for nosebleed seats on the secondary market, which usually hover in the $200-$400 range, went for $50-$80 in 2024.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
While credit card debt continues to climb to nosebleed heights, delinquencies are slowing and average balances are lower relative to borrowers’ earnings than before the pandemic.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
The biggest challenge to what some referred to as the University of Spoiled Children was the nosebleed tuition, not attaining the proverbial fat envelope.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Thanksgiving Day prices for nosebleed seats on the secondary market, which usually hover in the $200-$400 range, went for $50-$80 in 2024.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
While credit card debt continues to climb to nosebleed heights, delinquencies are slowing and average balances are lower relative to borrowers’ earnings than before the pandemic.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
The biggest challenge to what some referred to as the University of Spoiled Children was the nosebleed tuition, not attaining the proverbial fat envelope.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Nosebleed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosebleed. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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