upper reaches

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By 191, Severus was governor of a province on the upper reaches of the Danube.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 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

This superbly run club continue to be a presence in the upper reaches of the Premier League, although the loss of Joao Pedro to Chelsea will leave a big hole.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025

Descending from Camp Four after the storm, at 25,000 feet, Krakauer turned to look back at the upper reaches of the peak, where his friends Hall, Harris, Hansen, and Fischer had lost their lives.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer