ascending

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And besides that, with their hard-fought Final Four victories Friday over Texas and Connecticut, respectively, barometers for other programs that dream of ascending to such elite heights.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Was he ranking that in ascending order of importance?

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026

The current crop on circulating notes, in ascending order of note value, are Sir Winston Churchill, Jane Austen, JMW Turner and Alan Turing.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Here they are, sorted by ascending intraday forward P/E early Monday:

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

The trail climbs a hill beyond the uppermost pond, then rejoins the twisting, rocky creek bed before ascending again into a jungle of scrubby vegetation.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer