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
What the move really shows is that there are now two types of club in the upper reaches of the world’s richest soccer league.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 2, 2025
Steam began to coalesce in a film of vapor on the upper reaches of the windows, closing the courtroom in a little, muffling the pale morning light.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
