ascendent

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As far back as 1985, when the people-are-a-burden ideology was ascendent, Julian predicted China’s coming labor shortage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

Or just another way to appreciate the smooth turns of her Latin-pop meets R&B meets reggaetón meets something more ascendent.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024

But that willingness dries up temporarily in the face of new indictments, as their ascendent emotion is defensiveness.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2023

Who needs patronage from Visa, Amazon, and Apple when there’s a suite of companies built to serve the specific inclinations of the ascendent Twitch generation?

From The Verge • Jun. 29, 2022

The Malay Datu Bandars of the coast towns, where the Malays were largely in the ascendent, voyaged in royal sailing proas, some of which were covered with canopies of silk.

From The Argus Pheasant by Beecham, John Charles