ascending

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Andy Grove worked at Intel for almost 20 years before ascending to CEO in 1987, becoming one of our greatest immigrant success stories along the way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Looking at its daily chart one can see the powerful run the stock recorded from May into August before a bullish ascending triangle took shape:

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

“The ServiceNow terminal value is actually ascending as evidenced by the RPO,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

However, the 2013 US Open champion admits ascending to the top of a bunched leaderboard is a more daunting prospect than trying to catch one player.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

It takes forever for him to get to the top—usually he bounds, but today he’s a man ascending the scaffold.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins