reaches

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a part of a river or part of an area of land:

upper reaches of The expedition set out for the upper reaches of the Amazon.

lower reaches of There was little snow on the lower reaches of the ski run.

farthest/outermost reaches of We know very little about the farthest/outermost reaches of the universe.

They live in a village on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

He grew up in the northern reaches of North Dakota.

They'd been taking their kayak around the outer reaches of the Arctic at the time.

the highest or lowest levels of an organization:

upper reaches of The news has shocked the upper reaches of the government.

lower reaches of Management really needs to engage with workers in the lower reaches of the organization.