beyond the reach of

phrase

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

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These two patterns suggest that the true numbers of illnesses and deaths are higher than the official figures and that the disease continues to spread beyond the reach of health officials. — Stephanie Psaki, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2026 Ploughman begins as a farmer, but his journey ends beyond the reach of the king’s law, in the forest. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026 Answering this quandary has been viewed as so beyond the reach of existing mathematics that the Clay Mathematics Institute has offered $1 million to anyone who does it. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026 By the time Bryce Underwood’s first Hail Mary attempt whistled out of bounds, well beyond the reach of any eligible receiver, everyone inside Michigan Stadium had accepted that the Wolverines were going to lose. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 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 25 Sep. 2026.

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