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But what some perceive as a negative makes the Green Lantern legend appealing to others, especially those driven to ascend through ambition and hard work.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Liechtenstein has announced that it has changed royal succession rules to allow women to ascend the throne.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

I’d love to see this film’s ingenue, Monica Barbaro, ascend to their ranks.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

Speaking to the BBC, McCartney said visitors will ascend the Savile Row building and see "various things" including memorabilia before they can "pretend to be a Beatle" on the roof.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

The young prince grew until he was nearly a man, coming within two years of the eighteenth birthday that would allow him to ascend to the throne on the old king’s death.

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness

After a top-flight career as a session musician, Preston’s star ascends ever higher after his January 1969 collaboration with The Beatles.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026

Roborock’s Saros Rover robot vacuum has two legs and can climb stairs, cleaning each step as it ascends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026

Only days remain until Zohran Mamdani ascends the throne of New York City, and nearly all his great opponents have given up.

From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2025

When magma ascends from deep within Earth, it can make the ground shake.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2025

From 22,000 feet to 25,000 feet the standard route ascends a sheer, treacherous ice slope known as the Lhotse Face.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

On the losing side in the final against Spain in 2023, the 34-year-old ascended to third on the all-time appearances list for the Lionesses this year.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

He had an Ivy League degree, earned his MD and Ph.D. at world-class institutions and ascended to the C-suite of a prestigious organization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Al-Aqsa is mentioned in the Quran, and it is from where Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad ascended to Heaven.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

Grainge’s son Elliot ascended through the record industry with his 10k Projects label, and now heads UMG’s competitor Atlantic Records.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

No one in the United States, or in the world, had ever ascended so quickly.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

A mantle plume ascending from deep within the mantle whose constituent material differs chemically from the surrounding mantle and may include components derived from ancient oceanic crust.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026

The woman had been part of a group of three novice climbers who were ascending a steep, high-altitude route up Mt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Additionally, "Royal accounts show sovereign paid £30m in tax since ascending to throne" in 2022, the paper reports.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

If she senses I’m stepping over a line, she’ll say my name in a melodic, ascending tone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

For her, Pedro moved out of his neighborhood into a downtown apartment, thereby, without intending to do so, ascending to the middle class to which he had never aspired.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende