ascending
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Was he ranking that in ascending order of importance?
From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026
On notes circulating currently, in ascending order of value, are former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, author Jane Austen, artist JMW Turner and mathematician and wartime codebreaker Alan Turing.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
He suggested accusers might have come forward because the broker brothers hurt people’s feelings, particularly when they were ascending professionally.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Below are all 20 companies in the sector, sorted by ascending forward P/E. We have also included dividend yields and forward free-cash-flow yields.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 7, 2026
The trail climbs a hill beyond the uppermost pond, then rejoins the twisting, rocky creek bed before ascending again into a jungle of scrubby vegetation.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
