ascend

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He was also the youngest man to ascend to the world number one ranking.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

The widespread caution in hiring now is frustrating job seekers and leading many employees within organizations to feel stuck in place, unable to ascend or take on new roles, workers and bosses say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

The embrace from his extended community after he persevered through that tragedy and continued to ascend to musical stardom was palpable.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

A recent YouGov poll asked, “If the Rapture were to occur tonight, do you think you would be more likely to ascend to heaven or to be left behind?”

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2025

Holding on to wrought-iron balustrades, guests would then ascend thirty stairs that curved upward to the first- floor landing, whose sky-blue ceiling that Daddy had replicated at our house was like the heavens.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson