beyond the reach of

idiom

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

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Rivals such as China and Russia have invested in air defenses that deny the United States superiority over the skies and force it to rely on expensive standoff missile strikes—that is, attacks launched far enough away to be beyond the reach of enemy defenses. Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2025 Trump is beyond the reach of voters now, but the members of his party are not. Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2025 By the time victims realize they’ve been tricked, their money is gone, often sent overseas beyond the reach of U.S. authorities. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025 Days later, dangerous and difficult conditions persist, hindering the careful and deliberate efforts of crews working to recover the bodies of victims trapped deep within the wreckage, beyond the reach of divers. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 2 Feb. 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 23 Mar. 2025.

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