ascent
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More than a decade into his political ascent, it’s remarkable how thoroughly the lesson of Donald Trump has been internalized by the apparatus around him.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
A climbing boom has made mountaineering a lucrative business since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa made the first ascent in 1953.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Early in the ascent, mission controllers deliberately triggered an escape system that pulled an unmanned Mengzhou capsule away from the rocket.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Nepal's Department of Tourism posted on X: "As climbers navigate the route, utmost caution is urged, particularly in the serac-affected section. Wishing all a safe ascent."
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
We immediately stop our ascent, and our momentum leaves us suspended in the sky for a moment.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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Some Tricky Homonyms
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This Week in Words: October 28 - November 3, 2017
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The Glass Menagerie
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