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The canid became the first large mammal known to ascend the gargantuan wildlife crossing nearing completion over the bustling 101 Freeway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

There have been some fiascos—a first-round exit at Wimbledon—but he continues to ascend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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

The guards held their positions as Ares began to ascend into a vast stone cone.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

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

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

Jeff Koons, left, ascends to plant a dudleya, the first succulent in the installation of 50,000 flowering plants for his sculpture “Split-Rocker.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025

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

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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

By the mid-1930s, as Hitler ascended to power in Germany, droves of scientists sensed the rising menace of the Nazi political agenda and left the country.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Before ascending the ranks of academia, Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff demonstrated against the Vietnam War and earned a literature degree at the University of Pennsylvania.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

For the last 31 years, it has been headed by King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who was once known as a "boy king", after ascending to the throne as an infant.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Here are a few of my current “one nice things,” roughly in ascending order of effort:

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

“I had the cool experience of actually ascending into the treehouse,” said Kim Cooper, co-owner of Esotouric tours and former visitors to the treehouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

By the time I loaded my backpack and strapped on my crampons, most of the rest of Hall’s group was already ascending the ropes toward Camp Four.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer