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While Sabalenka showed the resilience which she has demonstrated in her ascent to the top of the sport, she never looked completely at ease.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Harris and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whose rapid ascent one Democratic strategist has called “eerily similar” to Obama’s, may be the only exceptions.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

This season, the Chargers have a long runway followed by a dramatic ascent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Xu's rags-to-riches ascent mirrored the country's economic rise.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Their mountaineering experience varied from none at all to very slight—certainly none of them had the kind of experience which would make an ascent of Everest a reasonable goal.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Tadej Pogacar won nearly every bike race he entered, and he appeared to do it with ease, conquering rivals and Alpine ascents and eliding the perpetual danger of a perilous sport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

When funds go from first to worst, many people attracted at the latter stages of those ascents bail out and actually lose money.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

It tunneled 435 feet through the mountains for slightly easier descents and ascents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

Broad Peak is the world's 12th highest mountain, located in the Karakoram range in northern Pakistan, and is regarded as one of the toughest and most technical climbs of all the 8,000-metre-plus ascents.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

Between 1990 and 1995, Hall was responsible for putting thirty-nine climbers on the summit of Everest—three more ascents than had been made in the first twenty years after Sir Edmund Hillary’s inaugural climb.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer