out of reach
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The shortage of sulfur and its still-high price are keeping phosphate “at a level out of reach for most of the world’s farmers,” Maxwell said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026
Every four years, soccer fans around the globe go berserk over the World Cup, but in host cities like Los Angeles, the worldwide spectacle feels bittersweet and financially out of reach.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
They added that "the government's growth target of 0.9 percent for this year now appears clearly out of reach", expecting instead GDP expansion of around 0.6 percent in "a best-case scenario".
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
The "first rung of the career ladder has thinned" and that for "too many young people it is now simply out of reach", Milburn is set to say in a speech later.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Whatever her plan had been, it floated just out of reach somewhere between pain and shock.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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