within reach
idiom
1
: close enough to be touched or picked up : nearby
He kept a dictionary within reach.
2
: close enough to be achieved
Victory was within reach.
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For many organizations, this makes work that was previously considered impossible to achieve due to cost now within reach.
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Don Murray, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Now, with the ability to use dynamic LLMs as agents, ABM is within reach for most companies.
—François Candelon, Fortune, 11 July 2025
The federal government needs to do the same, not just to do great things, but to keep the costs of living within reach for our middle class by creating the supply of everyday needs.
—Scott Peters, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
But there seems to be a favorite slice among Travel + Leisure readers: Many of the top islands, according to this year’s survey, are clustered together on the edge of the Caribbean, all within reach of the massive Mesoamerican Reef.
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
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Don Murray, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Now, with the ability to use dynamic LLMs as agents, ABM is within reach for most companies.
—François Candelon, Fortune, 11 July 2025
The federal government needs to do the same, not just to do great things, but to keep the costs of living within reach for our middle class by creating the supply of everyday needs.
—Scott Peters, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
But there seems to be a favorite slice among Travel + Leisure readers: Many of the top islands, according to this year’s survey, are clustered together on the edge of the Caribbean, all within reach of the massive Mesoamerican Reef.
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
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“Within reach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20reach. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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