ascendant
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It is the latest step in Greaves' ascendant career, after she recorded a 114-match winning run in the PDC Women's Series and became the first woman to hit a nine-dart finish on the PDC ProTour.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
They bet big on the ascendant Florida Republican Party, backing Rick Scott all the way to the governor’s mansion.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
The idea that the ascendant AI startup might actually play nice is proving rewarding.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
Julian Alvarez headed wide as Atletico, ascendant, looked for a second.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
Washington, for his part, obliged his Virginia critics by urging his stepgrandson to attend Harvard in order to escape the provincial versions of learning currently ascendant in the Old Dominion.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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