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The play tells of his ascension to the presidency.
the ascension of women in society
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Tolle’s ascension could signal the arrival of another impact arm right as the season enters its home stretch, a potentially game-changing development for the pitching staff.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
Her ascension up the career-prize money list has more to do with pay equity than wins and losses.
—Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
More Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images Team owner Justin Marks praised Zilisch for his ascension and compared his rise to Formula 1 superstar Max Verstappen, who is the four-time reigning champion in the racing series.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Set in 1964, the story is chronologically the first in the series, following Snake’s ascension to legendary solder/spy status before taking a more villainous turn in the original Metal Gear (1987).
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
Her ascension up the career-prize money list has more to do with pay equity than wins and losses.
—Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
More Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images Team owner Justin Marks praised Zilisch for his ascension and compared his rise to Formula 1 superstar Max Verstappen, who is the four-time reigning champion in the racing series.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Set in 1964, the story is chronologically the first in the series, following Snake’s ascension to legendary solder/spy status before taking a more villainous turn in the original Metal Gear (1987).
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Ascension.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ascension. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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ascension
noun
as·cen·sion
ə-ˈsen-chən 
: the act or process of ascending
Geographical Definition
Ascension
geographical name
As·cen·sion
ə-ˈsen(t)-shən
isolated island in the South Atlantic belonging to the British colony of Saint Helena area 34 square miles (88 square kilometers), population 1400
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