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upper reaches

NOUN
tree line
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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

“First place!” a fan in the upper reaches of Pauley Pavilion bellowed late in the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Her efforts to elevate Diogenes into the upper reaches of the Greek intellectual pantheon are ingenious but ultimately unconvincing and, at times, misleading.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 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

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




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