upper reaches
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On this clear morning, its upper reaches are visible from Denver, some 800 kilometers away.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The experienced Hillary Dawa Sherpa vanished on the upper reaches of the world's highest mountain early on May 30.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
By 191, Severus was governor of a province on the upper reaches of the Danube.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
The trust's data does not go far enough back to record exactly when salmon were last spotted in the river's upper reaches - but it believes the last sighting was more than a century ago.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
Twelve electric elevators would carry visitors to the building’s upper reaches.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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