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

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

The earl is shocked to discover that the family would have neighbors and that he’d have to “go along” the hallway to bed rather than ascend the stairs as he would in a grand home.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

Continuing his quest to ascend all fourteen of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks, in September Boukreev traveled to Tibet and climbed both Cho Oyu and 26,291-foot Shisha Pangma.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer