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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

Liechtenstein has announced that it has changed royal succession rules to allow women to ascend the throne.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

An Asahi Shimbun poll in May also showed 72 percent of respondents in favour of changing the rules to allow women to ascend the throne.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

“I feel quite invigorated,” the Count said as he and the Prince began to ascend the underground staircase.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

A coming model can even climb stairs, cleaning each step as it ascends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

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

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

Jim MacLeod, 24, his older brother Glen and a friend had climbed the challenging mountaineer’s route, which ascends the east face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2025

Later Yen taught us, ‘After life, the rational soul ascends the dragon; the sentient soul descends the dragon. So in the world there can be no ghosts. This thing must have been a Fox Spirit.’

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

"I think she has ascended to sainthood now."

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

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

Al-Aqsa is mentioned in the Quran, and it is from where Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad ascended to Heaven.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 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

In the Qur’an, Gabriel is described as having six hundred wings, and is assumed to have accompanied Muhammad when he ascended to the heavens.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Turner played with Donald as a rookie in 2023 and soaked up as much as he could from the eight-time All-Pro before ascending to become a team leader.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

He left for army training in Belgrade in the early 1960s, becoming an officer by the age of 22 and ascending to be commander of the Bosnian Serb forces in the war.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Additionally, the chart is showing a bullish technical pattern known as an ascending triangle.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Neros’s profile in the administration has been ascending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

He extinguishes the last of the lights before ascending several flights to check on Chandresh.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern