ascendancy
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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
Kim Jong Un was virtually unknown until a few years before his ascendancy atop the country in 2011.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Sabalenka was now in the ascendancy and smacked a scorching backhand to break for a 2-0 lead, then holding for 3-0.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
Not his ascendancy alone, however, held me in thrall at present.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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