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upper regions

British  

plural noun

  1. literary the sky; heavens

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A DWP official acknowledged that the reservoir’s absence likely contributed to some diminished pressure and dry hydrants in upper regions of the Palisades.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 10, 2025

Last year, a scientific study noted that the prevalence of avian malaria has more than doubled since the 1990s in the upper regions of the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

From The Guardian Jan. 19, 2017

So, while they may have more songs that have reached the top one hundred in the country, plenty of other acts are besting them in the upper regions of the charts.

From Forbes Jan. 9, 2015

It is made of basal cells at the base of the hair root and tends to be more keratinous in the upper regions.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

The thermometer was ranging in the upper regions.

From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Howe, Julia Ward

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