ascension

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I mean, one of the first controversies that surfaced after Trump’s initial ascension in 2016 centered around a photo shoot starring Kathy Griffin.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

Journalists joked about her long quest for fame over a decade ago; her ascension felt delayed in part because she’d started it so young.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

His ascension has happened as Disney is in the midst of a closely watched CEO succession process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

It was also a century that heralded cinema’s ascension as the dominant popular art form worldwide.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

The first thing her father had done on his ascension wgs to expel his own father’s grasping, lowborn mistress from easterly Rock.

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