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
By 191, Severus was governor of a province on the upper reaches of the Danube.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
“Love Me Not,” which is still hanging out in the upper reaches of the Hot 100, is from Lenae’s sophomore album, “Bird’s Eye,” which came out in August 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
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
Donovan had inspected a jagged hole in the upper reaches of one of the walls by the light of his pocket flash.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
