beyond the reach of

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: beyond the control of
His illness was beyond the reach of medicine.

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Most presidents have come to rely on White House staff, friends and confidantes whose portfolios are mostly beyond the reach of congressional oversight, like Trump’s immigration consigliere Stephen Miller. David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025 The Fourteenth Amendment was designed to settle the rules of national membership beyond the reach of ordinary politics. James Sample, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025 But Shestakov also acknowledges that complete self-ownership is beyond the reach of almost every organization. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025 An ancient comet that entered our solar system this summer is offering a rare opportunity to learn more about distant planetary systems far beyond the reach of any spacecraft, researchers say. NPR, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beyond the reach of

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“Beyond the reach of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beyond%20the%20reach%20of. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.

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