beyond the reach of

idiom

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

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Recent Examples on the Web So Arch Manning and the University of Texas are beyond the reach of the NLRB, while the quarterback at Amherst College is subject to the overreach of the myopic agency. Washington Post, 21 June 2024 That’s a particular concern in California, where the housing market has soared beyond the reach of most would-be buyers and high interest rates have only compounded the problem. Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024 Iran’s nuclear facilities are dug more than 300 feet into the ground (whereas most tunnels do not reach beyond 200 feet) and, as a result, are beyond the reach of even the most powerful weapons. Daphné Richemond-Barak, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2024 Murphy praised the Democratic president for passing an infrastructure and climate bill that was beyond the reach of Trump. Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 12 May 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 4 Jul. 2024.

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