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ascension

[uh-sen-shuhn] / əˈsɛn ʃən /


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These are the Annunciation, the Nativity and the Adoration of the Magi; Jesus praying on the Mount of Olives, the Crucifixion and the Lamentation; and, finally, the Resurrection, Ascension and Pentecost.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

The Feast of the Ascension of Christ was a key date in the Venetian calendar until the fall of the Venice Republic in 1797.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

Ascension systems remain down indefinitely, but doctors and nurses are working to find ways of getting access to some information about patients’ medical histories by looking at health records kept by other providers.

From New York Times • May 23, 2024

Ascension said that both its electronic records system and the MyChart system that gives patients access to their records and allows them to communicate with their doctors were offline.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

The preacher from the Most Holy Ascension Church had come.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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