ascend
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Participants also reported how many flights of stairs they climbed daily, based on the estimate that each flight takes 8 seconds to ascend.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
"After recording several takes of this work... she quietly turned to me and said, 'This one is good. I would like to have this one played when I ascend into heaven'."
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
The generals loosened their grip for a decade-long democratic experiment beginning in 2011, allowing Aung San Suu Kyi to ascend as civilian leader and steer a period of reform as the nation opened up.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Like his lead character, Ford himself had to ascend in clout to direct this script, which he launched on the Black List in 2014.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 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
Vocabulary lists containing ascend
"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, Part Six
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