ascending

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And besides that, with their hard-fought Final Four victories Friday over Texas and Connecticut, respectively, barometers for other programs that dream of ascending to such elite heights.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Was he ranking that in ascending order of importance?

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026

On notes circulating currently, in ascending order of value, are former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, author Jane Austen, artist JMW Turner and mathematician and wartime codebreaker Alan Turing.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The sectors are sorted by ascending price change since Feb. 27, with the full index at the bottom.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

Act One: The Moon In the window, I see an ascending circle that rises upward and freezes.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith