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ascent

[uh-sent] / əˈsɛnt /


NOUN
upward slope
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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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