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

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Participants also reported how many flights of stairs they climbed daily, based on the estimate that each flight takes 8 seconds to ascend.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026

Conventional wisdom holds that a young team has to ascend to contender status step by step, taking several years to progress from outside the playoffs to the NBA Finals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

Like his lead character, Ford himself had to ascend in clout to direct this script, which he launched on the Black List in 2014.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

On this occasion, we nine ascend the stairs amid a group of reporters and dignitaries gathered here for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People convention.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

As the rover ascends, the landscape increasingly shows signs that water gradually disappeared over time, although occasional wetter periods allowed rivers and lakes to return.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2026

After a top-flight career as a session musician, Preston’s star ascends ever higher after his January 1969 collaboration with The Beatles.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026

As one ascends to the ample and airy interior, the Palisade experience improves considerably.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

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

The plane ascends, and the world I’ve known fades.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

He had an Ivy League degree, earned his MD and Ph.D. at world-class institutions and ascended to the C-suite of a prestigious organization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 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

Grainge’s son Elliot ascended through the record industry with his 10k Projects label, and now heads UMG’s competitor Atlantic Records.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

Colbert ascended to the pinnacle of US late-night TV when he was named host of the CBS flagship, shedding the character and employing his own voice.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

No one in the United States, or in the world, had ever ascended so quickly.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

A mantle plume ascending from deep within the mantle whose constituent material differs chemically from the surrounding mantle and may include components derived from ancient oceanic crust.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026

Neros’s profile in the administration has been ascending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

The woman had been part of a group of three novice climbers who were ascending a steep, high-altitude route up Mt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Additionally, "Royal accounts show sovereign paid £30m in tax since ascending to throne" in 2022, the paper reports.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Ser Barristan was still wrestling with that suspicion when he heard the sound of heavy boots ascending the steep stone steps at the back of the hall.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin