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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

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

Slowly, as if lifted on a magic carpet, the four of us rose to the upper reaches of the car’s interior.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides