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ascend

verb as in go up

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On a Saturday evening in 1838, a young Illinois state legislator ascended the pulpit of his hometown Baptist church to deliver a lecture before the Springfield Young Men’s Lyceum.

A recent YouGov poll asked, “If the Rapture were to occur tonight, do you think you would be more likely to ascend to heaven or to be left behind?”

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This prolonged battle has formed a bullish ascending triangle, often a precursor to powerful upside moves.

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To give a young ascending front an experienced player.

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They dined at the property with Queen Camilla and King Charles III before he ascended to the throne.

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