upper regions
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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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
Elazar associates traditionalistic political culture with the southern portion of the United States, where it developed in the upper regions of Virginia and Kentucky before spreading to the Deep South and the Southwest.
From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021
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
And here we find ourselves brought, by considerations apparently remote, face to face with the fact upon which the existence of all glaciers depends, namely, the comparative coldness of the upper regions of the atmosphere.
From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by Tyndall, John
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