ascend
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The context deepens after we ascend to an upper passageway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Our tendency to ascend and reach higher places may reflect a deep ancestral relationship with trees that extends beyond anatomy alone.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 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
Liechtenstein has announced that it has changed royal succession rules to allow women to ascend the throne.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 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
As the rover ascends, the landscape increasingly shows signs that water gradually disappeared over time, although occasional wetter periods allowed rivers and lakes to return.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 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
In his debut novel, Milo Todd tells the story of a trans man in Berlin who must adjust to a life of secrecy after Hitler ascends to power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 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
The plane ascends, and the world I’ve known fades.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
At the Texas event, Tesla set up a gigantic C-shaped ramp, and the Roadster ascended to the top of the curve.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
Pope Leo XIV, who ascended to the throne of St. Peter last year, has already made six overseas trips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
McVay laments, usually lightheartedly, the loss of staff members that have ascended to become head coaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Harald then ascended to the throne when Olav died on 17 January 1991.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Butterflies of different vivid colors danced from petal to petal, and they seemed to cloud around Ishtar as she ascended the stairs to the front door, still on her call.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
The sector list is sorted by September price changes in ascending order, with the full index at the bottom.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Here are a few of my current “one nice things,” roughly in ascending order of effort:
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
At 43 years old, I recently had emergency open-heart surgery for an ascending aortic dissection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
She ended the show as she always does - attached to a harness, ascending into the rafters of the O2 and disappearing.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
It takes forever for him to get to the top—usually he bounds, but today he’s a man ascending the scaffold.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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