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ascendancy

[uh-sen-duhn-see] / əˈsɛn dən si /


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The ascendancy of AI, however, is not having the same effect on broader public opinion.

From MarketWatch Jun. 27, 2026

Totalitarian abuses of power and the banal ascendancy of evil aren’t stopped with mere pity, she maintained, but with thoughtfulness.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 12, 2026

Hence the ascendancy of Taylor Frankie Paul, queen of MomTok and “Mormon Wives,” a woman known for her lack of filter and habit of putting it all out there.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 2026

Mikaela Shiffrin continued her ascendancy over the women's slalom in Courchevel on Tuesday night as she swept to a fifth straight victory in the discipline and 105th World Cup win.

From Barron's Dec. 16, 2025

Are we then to...wage another Peloponessian War to settle the ascendancy between them.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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