raise the bar

phrase

: to set a higher standard
new software that raises the bar for competitors

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And hopefully that kind of standard will raise the bar for a franchise that hasn’t won a playoff game since 2000. — Omar Kelly august 30, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026 Both companies will deliver results on the heels of rivals that raised the bar, with Nvidia preceding Broadcom and CrowdStrike as the appetizer for Palo Alto. — Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026 The ruling effectively raised the bar for challenges to election maps that limit the equal opportunity of minority voters to elect candidates of their choosing, even if lawmakers did not have deliberate intent to discriminate. — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 On the other hand, Meta must make design and policy changes that have been hailed as a public health victory and could raise the bar for how other companies operate. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for raise the bar

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