ascendant
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The leader of New Zealand's ascendant centrist movement said Monday that voters worldwide were turning against populism after her party secured a record result in last week's elections.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
It’s a stunning collapse for a onetime ad man with a dodgy reputation who rose to become the go-to digital campaign guru for Latin America’s ascendant right wing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
In an era that prizes freshness, Jersey Mike’s is the ascendant sub power, with room to run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Acme wasn’t exactly made for the ascendant financial heights reachable only by Spider-Man.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
All that arcane business about planets ascendant in this or that solar or lunar “house” or the “Age of Aquarius” comes from Ptolemy, who codified the Babylonian astrological tradition.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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