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ascension

[uh-sen-shuhn] / əˈsɛn ʃən /


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Trade is quiet, with many European investors away due to the Ascension Day holiday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

One British man became ill on April 24 and was evacuated three days later from the Atlantic island of Ascension to South Africa, where he was placed in intensive care.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

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 is also telling doctors and nurses that they will soon be able to see existing digital records.

From New York Times • May 23, 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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