farther up

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In Pacific Palisades, already less isolated after the extension of Sunset Boulevard and the 1937 opening of Pacific Coast Highway, single-family homes ventured farther up the canyons.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2025

As UC Irvine professor and lead author Eric Rignot said to CBS News, "We see the seawater coming in at high tide and receding and sometimes going farther up underneath the glacier and getting trapped."

From Salon • May 23, 2024

One idea, Mr. Nelson said, would involve using roadside cameras that identify drivers who are looking at their phones or are otherwise distracted and automatically alert police officers farther up the road.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2024

Snowfall has become increasingly unpredictable and glaciers have retreated farther up towards the peaks, or disappeared altogether.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2023

Grace glanced at her mom, the roller-coaster train climbing farther up the track.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway