ascendant
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Finch was a talented photographer, whose intimate shots of SoCal bands lent an air of tragic grit to an ascendant punk and rock scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
George W. Bush attended the spectacular opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a highly symbolic display of ambition by an ascendant China.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
They bet big on the ascendant Florida Republican Party, backing Rick Scott all the way to the governor’s mansion.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
These offer few clues as to which of the party’s wings is in the ascendant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
All that arcane business about planets ascendant in this or that solar or lunar “house” or the “Age of Aquarius” comes from Ptolemy, who codified the Babylonian astrological tradition.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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