ascent

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To mimic the conditions of a rocket ascent, they launched the missile and, after it broke the sound barrier, triggered the abort system.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Arm Holdings could be on track for a Nvidia-like ascent, according to an analyst, as the company gets ready to sell its first chip.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

An ascent by American climber Alex Honnald up a Taiwan skyscraper earlier this year was also streamed live on Netflix, with a reported 6.2 million people tuning in.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Coogler's rapid ascent onto Hollywood's A list was hardly likely back when he was intending to major in chemistry at college.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Every night she shrank from the moment when she and Judith must make the dread ascent to the upstairs chamber with only the meager comfort of a warming pan.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare