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Ken Dychtwald, the 76-year-old co-founder and CEO of the AgeWave consulting and research firm, said one challenge as you turn the corner into your 70s is asking yourself: “Is this an ascent or a descent?”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
The ascent of going, “Right, yes, A-game at all times, please.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
The former mayor of Manchester’s entry into Downing Street will mark the climax of a steep ascent for a politician who until last month wasn’t even a member of parliament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
But Zhu's brand of market reformism, which lifted millions out of poverty but unleashed inequality, fell out of vogue with the ascent of Xi Jinping in 2012.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Their mountaineering experience varied from none at all to very slight—certainly none of them had the kind of experience which would make an ascent of Everest a reasonable goal.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Tadej Pogacar won nearly every bike race he entered, and he appeared to do it with ease, conquering rivals and Alpine ascents and eliding the perpetual danger of a perilous sport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
When funds go from first to worst, many people attracted at the latter stages of those ascents bail out and actually lose money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
It tunneled 435 feet through the mountains for slightly easier descents and ascents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Two Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest during a record-breaking period of ascents via Nepal's southern route, as experts warn of overcrowding on the world's highest peak.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
And to meet the demand, the number of commercial enterprises peddling guided ascents of the Seven Summits, especially Everest, has multiplied correspondingly.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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