ascendency

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Adding to the optics of the Chalamet ascendency, the other nominees shown on camera during the presentation included ultimate A-lister George Clooney.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

As 1994 reached the height of summer, the band's star was in the ascendency with each new single charting higher than the last.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024

The kind of person he was before the bestselling memoir, the Netflix adaptation, the Silicon Valley schmoozing, and the political ascendency.

From Slate • Jul. 19, 2024

Last week’s coup toppled President Mohamed Bazoum - whose ascendency marked Niger’s first peaceful, democratic transfer of power since its independence from France.

From Washington Times • Aug. 3, 2023

She could not board with one family for more than one term, for that would cause jealousy—a family gained social ascendency by boarding the teacher.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck