ascend
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Today one could add dozens of Trump-appointed lower-court judges, of whom Justice Barrett was the first to ascend to the Supreme Court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Ever since, fans have been hoping she'll ascend to the top of the Pyramid Stage.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Speaking to the BBC, McCartney said visitors will ascend the Savile Row building and see "various things" including memorabilia before they can "pretend to be a Beatle" on the roof.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
But without the scene there would be nowhere for Mary to ascend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
We ascend the stage, and an older player asks me quietly for a bit of rosin.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
After a top-flight career as a session musician, Preston’s star ascends ever higher after his January 1969 collaboration with The Beatles.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026
Roborock’s Saros Rover robot vacuum has two legs and can climb stairs, cleaning each step as it ascends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
Only days remain until Zohran Mamdani ascends the throne of New York City, and nearly all his great opponents have given up.
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2025
When magma ascends from deep within Earth, it can make the ground shake.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2025
Now the king ascends a gangplank of raw timbers that leads from the platform up to the top of the arch whose unjoined piers tower over crown and wharves and river.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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
Al-Aqsa is mentioned in the Quran, and it is from where Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad ascended to Heaven.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Colbert ascended to the pinnacle of US late-night TV when he was named host of the CBS flagship, shedding the character and employing his own voice.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Under Kidd’s leadership, the Mavericks ascended to the NBA Finals in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Moss hoisted his bike up on his right shoulder and ascended the stairs, glancing at the posters for concerts and plays from decades past in San Francisco.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
A mantle plume ascending from deep within the mantle whose constituent material differs chemically from the surrounding mantle and may include components derived from ancient oceanic crust.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
Neros’s profile in the administration has been ascending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
A dissection is when a tear occurs in the aorta’s inner lining, either in the ascending aorta or the descending one.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
However, while Aldi is rapidly ascending the ranks of American grocery consciousness, it is not, and may never aim to be, Walmart.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
“Hey, Mr. Patterson,” I said, ascending the steps.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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