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studied the ascendance of modernism in 20th-century art and design
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The release of Jelly Roll’s song just before the movie’s release is appropriate, given that the Tennessee native’s ascendance to a top-tier act shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 18 July 2024
Donald Trump's ascendance this past month benefits MAGA candidates running for federal and statewide office.
—Abe Kwok, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2024
Even if human life is just a result of a big bang, ascendance from a primordial swamp, and billions of years of evolution, doesn’t nature know better?
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024
June 19, 2024 Adulthood has held many surprises—that my mom really was right about everything, that cheese is criminally expensive—but for me one of the biggest has been the ascendance of the hot-priest trope.
—Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Vogue, 19 June 2024
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 18 July 2024
Donald Trump's ascendance this past month benefits MAGA candidates running for federal and statewide office.
—Abe Kwok, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2024
Even if human life is just a result of a big bang, ascendance from a primordial swamp, and billions of years of evolution, doesn’t nature know better?
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024
June 19, 2024 Adulthood has held many surprises—that my mom really was right about everything, that cheese is criminally expensive—but for me one of the biggest has been the ascendance of the hot-priest trope.
—Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Vogue, 19 June 2024
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“Ascendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ascendance. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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