ascension
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New Englanders threw Andros into jail, sent him back to England and had the pleasure of proclaiming days of thanksgiving for the ascension of William and Mary.
On the college scene, however, Vitello’s ascension has represented something else: validation.
His son, C. Douglas Dillon, sealed the family’s ascension by serving as Treasury secretary under President John F. Kennedy.
In the process, he put an exclamation point on one of the most improbable—and jaw-dropping—ascensions from farmhand to stardom in baseball history.
Mr. Smith recounts his 14 years leading the players union, from 2009 to 2023, and shares his own affecting back story of resilience and ascension.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
