ascending
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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
For the last 31 years, it has been headed by King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who was once known as a "boy king", after ascending to the throne as an infant.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Here are a few of my current “one nice things,” roughly in ascending order of effort:
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
At 43 years old, I recently had emergency open-heart surgery for an ascending aortic dissection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
While Hermann Muller’s scientific work was ascending to its zenith in Texas, his personal life was falling apart.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
