ascend

The drone team fired up the motors, and the craft began to ascend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

You ascend quickly via its glass elevator, and the Endeavour and its components shift in size and sensation as you climb.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

But he was about to rapidly ascend in Russia to a position of wealth and influence, with the help of a powerful friend.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

Our tendency to ascend and reach higher places may reflect a deep ancestral relationship with trees that extends beyond anatomy alone.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

“According to M-Mercer,” Isidore pointed out, “a-all life returns. The cycle is c-c-complete for a-a-animals, too. I mean, we all ascend with him, die—”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

As the first plane in their journey ascends, Travolta’s distinct voice no longer feels like he’s narrating for a character.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

A coming model can even climb stairs, cleaning each step as it ascends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

As the rover ascends, the landscape increasingly shows signs that water gradually disappeared over time, although occasional wetter periods allowed rivers and lakes to return.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2026

On Highland Avenue, the base of the block is mostly intact but as the street ascends toward the foothills, homes disappear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025

Now the king ascends a gangplank of raw timbers that leads from the platform up to the top of the arch whose unjoined piers tower over crown and wharves and river.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Though Democrats flocked to support Becerra as he rapidly ascended in the primary election polls, he won largely without help from unions or influential organizations such as the California Medical Assn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

At the Texas event, Tesla set up a gigantic C-shaped ramp, and the Roadster ascended to the top of the curve.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

When Bunch ascended to his top job in 2019, he was celebrated as the first African-American and first historian in the Secretary role—his 13 predecessors all hailed from scientific, business or legal fields.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

"I think she has ascended to sainthood now."

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

As the party ascended the steps and came out on a terrace above, their spirits revived.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

Stage two is a gruelling 223km ride from Keswick in the Lake District to Liverpool, which includes five categorised climbs and 2,800 metres of ascending in total.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

In 2004, she won a seat in the state Legislature, ascending to the position of Assembly speaker just as the state was hit with a massive budget crisis brought on by a global economic downturn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The 30-year Treasury rate shows a similar bullish technical pattern, an ascending triangle, with the top resistance level at 5.35%, and the 30-year is already trading above that resistance.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

Here are a few of my current “one nice things,” roughly in ascending order of effort:

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

He walked until he was ascending the steps of his house.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy