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ascendancy

[uh-sen-duhn-see] / əˈsɛn dən si /


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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

Undoubtedly, though, El Mencho was key to the group's ascendancy.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

TSL Lombard’s Green echoed that view, saying one implication from China’s tech ascendancy is that the yuan can strengthen without hammering the country’s export growth engine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 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

The Permian players ran to the locker room with whoops and hollers, relieved that their ascendancy was safe for another year.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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