ascend

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The generals loosened their grip for a decade-long democratic experiment beginning in 2011, allowing Aung San Suu Kyi to ascend as civilian leader and steer a period of reform as the nation opened up.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The managing director role is the last stop before employees can ascend to Goldman’s partnership, and typically comes with a base salary of around $400,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

The embrace from his extended community after he persevered through that tragedy and continued to ascend to musical stardom was palpable.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 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

As I understood, he was asleep for much of the time, and indeed, I found him so on the few occasions I had a spare moment to ascend to that little attic room.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro