beyond the reach of

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

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Recent Examples on the Web Estes needed just 70 pitches to get through the Mariners’ lineup unscathed twice before Crawford lined a first-pitch fastball beyond the reach of Cameron, the A’s right fielder, and off the base of the outfield wall. Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024 Venture capitalists will need to take bigger risks, targeting potentially transformative technologies that lie beyond the reach of current AI capabilities, such as cold fusion or room-temperature semiconductors. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 June 2024 The string of recent results suggests that the innocuous-sounding problem of distinguishing two quantum states is not just hard, but almost inconceivably hard — far beyond the reach of normal quantum algorithms and even more exotic ones. Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 3 June 2024 Norwood has been cutting hair at Dennis' Barber Shop for over two decades, but his passion extends far beyond the reach of his clippers. Lataya Rothmiller, ABC News, 30 May 2024 Services that once required a car trip or bus ride -- and that were beyond the reach of some rural Americans -- are suddenly one click away. Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024 However, the average cost of an EV in the U.S. is $54,000, which is beyond the reach of most low-income individuals. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024 Today, such an accomplishment is beyond the reach of any TV program short of the Super Bowl. Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 May 2024 The unity among camp factions and their conflict with Israeli forces is also placing the communities increasingly beyond the reach of the governing PA, which sees the militant brigades and their fierce autonomy as a challenge to its own authority. Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024

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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 13 Jun. 2024.

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