ascension
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Bell's ascension was accelerated by England dropping seamer Cross last summer.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
I mean, one of the first controversies that surfaced after Trump’s initial ascension in 2016 centered around a photo shoot starring Kathy Griffin.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026
Journalists joked about her long quest for fame over a decade ago; her ascension felt delayed in part because she’d started it so young.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
His rapid ascension is proof that in an era of intense load management, increasingly specialized bullpens and near-ubiquitious arm injuries, a massive shift is underway in how voters evaluate pitchers’ candidacies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
There was something happening in the country, in the black neighborhoods especially, that was conducive to the ascension of a brother like Marius to the corner soapbox.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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