beyond the reach of

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

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This rhythmic driving can create new forms of order that are impossible to achieve in equilibrium, revealing phenomena beyond the reach of conventional phases of matter. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025 The suspect was now a father of two, a possible serial rapist and likely beyond the reach of the law, investigators told her. Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025 But physicists’ long-term goal is to simulate complex physical processes that are beyond the reach of pen-and-paper calculations. Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025 Before 2014, members of parliament, senior government officials, and presidential advisers were beyond the reach of law enforcement agencies. Daria Kaleniuk, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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