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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

Most climbers choose to ascend from the Nepalese side, but Morup's crew wanted to write their names into the history books as the first Indian expedition to do it from the treacherous Chinese side.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Araya, the arborist, outfitted Paloma Muñiz-Ochoa, 17, and Maia Atkinson, 17, then, one by one, taught them the leg technique to ascend prepositioned ropes to a branch 50 feet above ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

Conventional wisdom holds that a young team has to ascend to contender status step by step, taking several years to progress from outside the playoffs to the NBA Finals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

He had just about decided to forget his sudden whim and go to bed when the cage gave a jerk and began to ascend.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

After a top-flight career as a session musician, Preston’s star ascends ever higher after his January 1969 collaboration with The Beatles.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026

This is why the Ferrari Purosangue—with a free-breathing V12 engine—loses power as it ascends in altitude.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

Only days remain until Zohran Mamdani ascends the throne of New York City, and nearly all his great opponents have given up.

From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2025

On Highland Avenue, the base of the block is mostly intact but as the street ascends toward the foothills, homes disappear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025

Essentially ratcheting himself upward, a climber thereby ascends the rope. the rope.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

On the losing side in the final against Spain in 2023, the 34-year-old ascended to third on the all-time appearances list for the Lionesses this year.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

He had an Ivy League degree, earned his MD and Ph.D. at world-class institutions and ascended to the C-suite of a prestigious organization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

He also reflected on his career thus far — he quickly ascended to fame in 2019 with his viral hit “Old Town Road” — and teased that new music is on the way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

And as he ascended, James Dolan even turned on the patriarch, blocking his then-78-year-old father’s dream deal with a satellite TV business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

“I figured you could use some support,” Wanda said as they ascended the steps at City Hall.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

For more context, here is a look at the 11 sectors of the S&P 500, showing forward P/E ratios, sorted ascending, those at the end of 2025 and year-to-date weighted price changes.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

A mantle plume ascending from deep within the mantle whose constituent material differs chemically from the surrounding mantle and may include components derived from ancient oceanic crust.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026

The woman had been part of a group of three novice climbers who were ascending a steep, high-altitude route up Mt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

A bullish ascending triangle has formed following that extended decline, supported by multiple technical signals over time.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

As long as the West Point complex of forts was held by the Americans, its guns would keep enemy ships from ascending the river.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen