ascending
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Stage two is a gruelling 223km ride from Keswick in the Lake District to Liverpool, which includes five categorised climbs and 2,800 metres of ascending in total.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
In 2004, she won a seat in the state Legislature, ascending to the position of Assembly speaker just as the state was hit with a massive budget crisis brought on by a global economic downturn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Here are a few of my current “one nice things,” roughly in ascending order of effort:
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
They are listed in ascending order of their year-to-date returns.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Now the foot scratchings were deeper, more frequent, and they followed no direct ascending line.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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