ascendant

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Two years later One Nation appeared ascendant, picking up 11 seats in Queensland's state election and winning 8.4% of primary votes in the federal election.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Julian Alvarez headed wide as Atletico, ascendant, looked for a second.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

Virginia’s Constitution limits the governor to one term, Thomas Jefferson having feared an ascendant executive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

That Lightning & Thunder peaked when Gen Xers were ascendant makes you yearn for Brewer to grapple with how much of their fan base was ironic.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Washington, for his part, obliged his Virginia critics by urging his stepgrandson to attend Harvard in order to escape the provincial versions of learning currently ascendant in the Old Dominion.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis