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reach

[reech] / ritʃ /








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For young leopards, survival is far from guaranteed: fewer than half reach independence, with male leopards, lions and other predators among the threats they face.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

When asked whether the U.S. would sanction Chinese banks that do business with Iran, Bessent said that no one is out of reach.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs aren’t set to take effect for another two weeks, leaving wiggle room for the two sides to reach a last-minute compromise.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

At an event on Tuesday, SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell said “we need more” capacity to reach the company’s targets.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

The optician next door to us, a silent, withdrawn individual, came over and taped the top of our display window where Betsie and I could not reach.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The simulations relied on detailed maps of elevation and temperature generated from data collected by instruments aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, along with models showing how radiation reaches the lunar surface.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

But I’m blown away by how “It Ends” reaches into the abyss of contemporary living and pulls out something tangible for us to chew on.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

I have spent five decades trading on a simple premise: Markets aggregate information no committee possesses, and prices are how that information reaches decision makers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

The Ebola virus has spread across Democratic Republic of Congo at a frightening speed and one of the authorities' biggest fears is that it reaches the teeming capital of Kinshasa.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

She sets the baskets down and reaches into the pocket of her apron to pull out another name tag.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

No one from the department has reached out to check on him since the scandal broke; he suspects it’s because people are worried about getting entangled in his criminal or civil cases.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Last week’s announcement that U.S. government debt has reached $40 trillion triggered alarm in global financial markets, and the rise of long-term interest rates to their highest level since 2007 intensified this concern.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

The recent discovery of mantle waves gave researchers a mechanism that could explain how Antarctica reached elevations high enough to begin freezing.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

Its effectiveness was demonstrated during a large fire near Melvich, Sutherland, in 2019 which reached an area that had been re-wetted 20 years earlier.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

When I reached up to stroke her ear, I think she hoped I had brought her a potato.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Building on her fame, in the mid-’70s Parton decided to reinvent herself by reaching beyond the confines of country music.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

That low angle means crater rims, mountains, ridges, and even small surface bumps can block sunlight from reaching lower terrain.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

By grazing on red algae, that can prevent sunlight reaching the meadow, sea hares play a role in restoring eelgrass, which is vital to coastal ecosystems and an important carbon sink.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

She suggests students have no understanding or appreciation for costs due to elaborate menu plans and other campus “benefits” that are accessible without “ever reaching for a wallet.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

“I still don’t get it,” Elliot said, reaching a hand out to touch the prototype.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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