ascend
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The generals loosened their grip for a decade-long democratic experiment beginning in 2011, allowing Aung San Suu Kyi to ascend as civilian leader and steer a period of reform as the nation opened up.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
The managing director role is the last stop before employees can ascend to Goldman’s partnership, and typically comes with a base salary of around $400,000.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
A recent YouGov poll asked, “If the Rapture were to occur tonight, do you think you would be more likely to ascend to heaven or to be left behind?”
From Salon • Oct. 9, 2025
The earl is shocked to discover that the family would have neighbors and that he’d have to “go along” the hallway to bed rather than ascend the stairs as he would in a grand home.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025
We ascend the stage, and an older player asks me quietly for a bit of rosin.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
Vocabulary lists containing ascend
"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, Part Six
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