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free-climbed

verb

past tense of free-climb

as in ascended

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Fitzpatrick ascended to the role after serving as the state treasurer and House budget chair.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Rowan ascended to the CEO role in 2021, and the company’s assets have swelled to over $1 trillion earlier this year.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

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While Ford has scaled back plans for EV production, the company hasn’t abandoned them entirely.

— Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
McKinsey's 2025 survey found that while 88% of organizations now use AI in at least one function, nearly two-thirds have not moved beyond pilots, and only 7% have fully scaled AI across the enterprise.

— Leon Gordon, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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Reuters footage from the aftermath showed yellow trucks mounted on sheets of concrete, as survivors sifted through grey debris.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Just what Lee was thinking was drowned out by a TV mounted in the corner, blaring the news of the day, but the gist was clear.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

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The New York Knicks, led by star point guard Jalen Brunson, look to extend their lead to 3-0 against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night and effectively put the championship series to bed (In the history of the NBA Finals, no team has ever surmounted a 3-0 comeback).

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 June 2026
At the center of it all, perfectly aligned with the flags, columns, architraves, and pediments, was the engrossed Declaration in its altar, surmounted by a bronze eagle.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026

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