ascend
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Like his lead character, Ford himself had to ascend in clout to direct this script, which he launched on the Black List in 2014.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
He was also the youngest man to ascend to the world number one ranking.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
The widespread caution in hiring now is frustrating job seekers and leading many employees within organizations to feel stuck in place, unable to ascend or take on new roles, workers and bosses say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
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?”
From Salon • Oct. 9, 2025
When the “all clear” message would come over the loudspeakers, the family would ascend to the ground floor of their little house in Kent, England, midway between London and the Nazi airstrips in France.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Vocabulary lists containing ascend
"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, Part Six
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