beyond the reach of

idiom

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

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If a comprehensive multilateral trade agreement remains beyond the reach of the administration, an easier political sell would be bilateral trade deals. Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025 During World War II, as Denmark succumbed to Nazi occupation, the United States intervened to ensure Greenland remained beyond the reach of Nazi Germany. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025 The origin of civil forfeiture is maritime cases where the owner of the property may be far overseas and beyond the reach of the law. Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 Specialization has been the key, with TSMC focusing on manufacturing techniques that have become increasingly intricate, miniaturized and beyond the reach of most potential competitors, with billions of transistors now compressed onto some chips. Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 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 22 Feb. 2025.

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