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Her wide-ranging contralto—the lowest of female vocal types—could produce rich, cello-like tones or ascend easily into the soprano realm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

But what some perceive as a negative makes the Green Lantern legend appealing to others, especially those driven to ascend through ambition and hard work.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Most climbers choose to ascend from the Nepalese side, but Morup's crew wanted to write their names into the history books as the first Indian expedition to do it from the treacherous Chinese side.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

But without the scene there would be nowhere for Mary to ascend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

I watch a great horned goat ascend the rocks toward my mere.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

As one ascends to the ample and airy interior, the Palisade experience improves considerably.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

When magma ascends from deep within Earth, it can make the ground shake.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2025

Jim MacLeod, 24, his older brother Glen and a friend had climbed the challenging mountaineer’s route, which ascends the east face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2025

Youssef also urged him to be wary of islands, and to say no if he were to be inexplicably invited to one as he ascends into the realm of American politics.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2025

Later Yen taught us, ‘After life, the rational soul ascends the dragon; the sentient soul descends the dragon. So in the world there can be no ghosts. This thing must have been a Fox Spirit.’

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

He had ascended the throne aged just three and was crowned when he turned 18.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Morris played wide receiver at Texas Tech then ascended through the coaching ranks at Washington State and Incarnate Word in San Antonio.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

"I think she has ascended to sainthood now."

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

He had an Ivy League degree, earned his MD and Ph.D. at world-class institutions and ascended to the C-suite of a prestigious organization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

To his bewilderment, they ascended farther still, at least five or six flights above the roofline, and Clare began to wonder if Hesterfowl was toying with him.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Before ascending the ranks of academia, Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff demonstrated against the Vietnam War and earned a literature degree at the University of Pennsylvania.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

In 2004, she won a seat in the state Legislature, ascending to the position of Assembly speaker just as the state was hit with a massive budget crisis brought on by a global economic downturn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

For the last 31 years, it has been headed by King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who was once known as a "boy king", after ascending to the throne as an infant.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Here are a few of my current “one nice things,” roughly in ascending order of effort:

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

While Hermann Muller’s scientific work was ascending to its zenith in Texas, his personal life was falling apart.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee