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ascension

[uh-sen-shuhn] / əˈsɛn ʃən /


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Commentator Johnson called Miller's ascension "a complete game-changer" and a "great move."

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

The ascension of Paz broke almost two decades of leftist rule by the Movement for Socialism party of ex-President Evo Morales.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Canada is the first Commonwealth country to put the King on its banknotes outside of Britain since his ascension to the throne.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Bhagwat’s U.S. appearance aims to capitalize on Modi’s political ascension and popularity among the Indian diaspora, including the fast-growing, nearly 4.8 million population of Americans whom the Census Bureau identifies as ethnic Indian.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

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


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