ascend
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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
An Asahi Shimbun poll in May also showed 72 percent of respondents in favour of changing the rules to allow women to ascend the throne.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Ever since, fans have been hoping she'll ascend to the top of the Pyramid Stage.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
But without the scene there would be nowhere for Mary to ascend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
‘It is their wish that you should ascend and speak with them.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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
This is why the Ferrari Purosangue—with a free-breathing V12 engine—loses power as it ascends in altitude.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
When magma ascends from deep within Earth, it can make the ground shake.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2025
In his debut novel, Milo Todd tells the story of a trans man in Berlin who must adjust to a life of secrecy after Hitler ascends to power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2025
At the right-hand corner the green cathedral spire ascends into the pale blue sky of the evening.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
He had ascended the throne aged just three and was crowned when he turned 18.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
"I think she has ascended to sainthood now."
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The king ascended the Scandinavian country's throne in January 1991 and has openly ruled out abdicating.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Another very old drink that has found new fans is orange wine, which has ascended as a rosé alternative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
They ascended the low, wide steps of my porch.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
He left for army training in Belgrade in the early 1960s, becoming an officer by the age of 22 and ascending to be commander of the Bosnian Serb forces in the war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
“I had the cool experience of actually ascending into the treehouse,” said Kim Cooper, co-owner of Esotouric tours and former visitors to the treehouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“We think that most people get ascending aortic dissections because of genetics,” Martin said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
However, while Aldi is rapidly ascending the ranks of American grocery consciousness, it is not, and may never aim to be, Walmart.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Stone steps ascending endlessly, steep and slick and treacherous, and somewhere at the top, the Shrouded Lord.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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