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ascension

[uh-sen-shuhn] / əˈsɛn ʃən /


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Bell's ascension was accelerated by England dropping seamer Cross last summer.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

It’s also staged to implicate the audience in the Marcos’ ascension to office, ultimately revealing how corrupt leaders often appear charming at first.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

His ascension will, save for any unexpected snafus, mark the end of a decade-plus search for a lasting successor to Bob Iger that has been marked by delays, missteps and reversals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

But if groypers’ ascension was a shock to some in the upper echelons of politics, it wasn’t to the many parents, teachers, and others spending significant time around young men today.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025

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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