ascendent
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As far back as 1985, when the people-are-a-burden ideology was ascendent, Julian predicted China’s coming labor shortage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
If it is ascendent depressive tunes with a musical theater sensibility you’re after, well, you’ve found it!
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2024
But that willingness dries up temporarily in the face of new indictments, as their ascendent emotion is defensiveness.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2023
Schumer regards it as the primary legislative vehicle for developing a national strategy to deal with China’s ascendent economic and military strength.
From Science Magazine ● May 14, 2021
In less than three months from August 30th, 1621, he became Dean of Saint Paul’s; from this date until the end his fame both as preacher and as saint, continued in the ascendent.
From Letters to Severall Persons of Honour by John Donne
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