beyond the reach of

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

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The million-dollar question this year is when the cutoff date is for issuing regulations that are beyond the reach of the next Congress and president. Susan E. Dudley, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 Those rules will be beyond the reach of congressional Republicans in January. David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024 The breakthrough came in the 72nd minute when Emily Morris floated a shot just beyond the reach of Stanford goalie Haley Craig. Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024 Professional Forensic Investigation—while beyond the reach of amateurs, larger organizations and law enforcement agencies can access specialized tools, often powered by the same neural networks used to create deepfakes. Bernard Marr, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 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 30 Dec. 2024.

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