ascent
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His ascent, they said, tells the story of a startling transformation of the U.S. counterterrorism agenda in Trump’s second term.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
Avis’s ascent certainly complicates the outlook for the Dow transports, but it is hardly the only component trending higher.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
Each phase of the ascent was, in the understated language of mission control, "nominal": maximum dynamic pressure, main engine cut-off and booster separation.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Her unsteady ascent toward womanhood coincides, hysterically, with the theater company’s descent into chaos.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Not wanting to jeopardize their ascent by stopping to assist him, the Japanese team continued climbing toward the summit.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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This Week in Words: October 28 - November 3, 2017
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