ascent
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That could be a signal to the committee that Marvell’s recent ascent isn’t just a flash in the pan.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Most climbers attempt the ascent with at least one Nepali guide, who do not require permits.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The spacecraft, meanwhile, lost one of its engines during its ascent but was still able to make it into space.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
More than a decade into his political ascent, it’s remarkable how thoroughly the lesson of Donald Trump has been internalized by the apparatus around him.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
In 1980, during his solo ascent, Reinhold Messner imagined that an invisible companion was climbing beside him.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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