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Our tendency to ascend and reach higher places may reflect a deep ancestral relationship with trees that extends beyond anatomy alone.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

But what some perceive as a negative makes the Green Lantern legend appealing to others, especially those driven to ascend through ambition and hard work.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Ever since, fans have been hoping she'll ascend to the top of the Pyramid Stage.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Speaking to the BBC, McCartney said visitors will ascend the Savile Row building and see "various things" including memorabilia before they can "pretend to be a Beatle" on the roof.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

I watch a great horned goat ascend the rocks toward my mere.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

Roborock’s Saros Rover robot vacuum has two legs and can climb stairs, cleaning each step as it ascends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026

When magma ascends from deep within Earth, it can make the ground shake.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2025

Jeff Koons, left, ascends to plant a dudleya, the first succulent in the installation of 50,000 flowering plants for his sculpture “Split-Rocker.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025

Youssef also urged him to be wary of islands, and to say no if he were to be inexplicably invited to one as he ascends into the realm of American politics.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2025

At the right-hand corner the green cathedral spire ascends into the pale blue sky of the evening.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

"I think she has ascended to sainthood now."

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

George IV died before seeing the project completed, and the first paintings were hung after his niece Queen Victoria ascended to the throne in 1837.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

He also reflected on his career thus far — he quickly ascended to fame in 2019 with his viral hit “Old Town Road” — and teased that new music is on the way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

Al-Aqsa is mentioned in the Quran, and it is from where Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad ascended to Heaven.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

At seven o’clock, the four members ascended to the clubroom, tied their badges round their heads, and took their seats with great solemnity.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

He left for army training in Belgrade in the early 1960s, becoming an officer by the age of 22 and ascending to be commander of the Bosnian Serb forces in the war.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

The hill is the Duke of Richmond’s driveway, a narrow lane taking in nine surprisingly sketchy turns, a bit more than a mile long, ascending the grounds of Goodwood Estate in West Sussex.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

A dissection is when a tear occurs in the aorta’s inner lining, either in the ascending aorta or the descending one.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

However, while Aldi is rapidly ascending the ranks of American grocery consciousness, it is not, and may never aim to be, Walmart.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

As long as the West Point complex of forts was held by the Americans, its guns would keep enemy ships from ascending the river.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen