ascension
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New Englanders threw Andros into jail, sent him back to England and had the pleasure of proclaiming days of thanksgiving for the ascension of William and Mary.
On the college scene, however, Vitello’s ascension has represented something else: validation.
His son, C. Douglas Dillon, sealed the family’s ascension by serving as Treasury secretary under President John F. Kennedy.
Biden, in a statement, thanked Erdogan for committing to transmit Sweden’s ascension protocol to Turkey’s Grand National Assembly for “swift ratification.”
From Seattle Times
The first stop is London, where Biden will meet with King Charles III for the first time since his ascension to the throne.
From Seattle Times
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