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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

While he has managed to ascend to the Labour leadership and the cusp of No 10 without revealing his wider policy plans, there is a fairly recent text already out there.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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

But without the scene there would be nowhere for Mary to ascend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

“Apparently in the spring they ascend all the way to the ridges above here. But I’ve never hiked that high.”

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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

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

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2025

The trail ascends from the parking lot toward a cliff-side monastery that is a popular destination for pilgrims and day-trippers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025

I mean, in all the movies and TV shows, the popular kid who ascends from the depths of dorkdom has their day in the sun, and then it’s smooth sailing.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

"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

The Knicks have slowly and steadily ascended to the top of the NBA, advancing one playoff round farther each year—conference semifinals, conference finals, and the NBA Finals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

Colbert ascended to the pinnacle of US late-night TV when he was named host of the CBS flagship, shedding the character and employing his own voice.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

Nor did he stop to admire the staircase, with its intricate risers of crafted, polished wood that ascended in a circle to the next level.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry

For more context, here is a look at the 11 sectors of the S&P 500, showing forward P/E ratios, sorted ascending, those at the end of 2025 and year-to-date weighted price changes.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

The hill is the Duke of Richmond’s driveway, a narrow lane taking in nine surprisingly sketchy turns, a bit more than a mile long, ascending the grounds of Goodwood Estate in West Sussex.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

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

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

The Berg was ascending, now at least two hundred feet off the ground, and moving forward, heading for the trees.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner