ascended

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The Knicks have slowly and steadily ascended to the top of the NBA, advancing one playoff round farther each year—conference semifinals, conference finals, and the NBA Finals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Both have been competing for California’s pivotal Latino vote, and the former Los Angeles mayor’s attacks have become increasingly aggressive as Becerra has ascended in the governor’s race.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The moderate exuberance that prevailed a year ago as Friedrich Merz ascended to the chancellorship and Berlin released its constitutional “debt brake” has given way to gloom.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

When OpenAI was formed, Musk's star had fully ascended.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Oswald Avery’s paper on DNA was published in 1944—the very year that the Nazi exterminations ascended to their horrific peak in Germany.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee