upper reaches
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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
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
Starting in 2018, the research team carried out extensive field surveys in the upper reaches of the Dadu River.
From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2025
In 1967, it propelled the Turtles back to the upper reaches of the charts, a place they’d stay through 1969, as they accumulated such hits as “She’d Rather Be With Me” and “Elenore.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025
By the late 1950s, the main focus of the espionage war was moving from the streets of Berlin to the upper reaches of the earth's atmosphere.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
