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The play tells of his ascension to the presidency.
the ascension of women in society
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Still, with Trump’s ascension to the presidency, the DEI backlash has graduated from a social media campaign by a handful of rabble-rousers to the official policy of the federal government.
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
China’s economic ascension was driven by its interest in securing resources during the commodities boom.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
The president-elect's peace plan would also involve delaying Kyiv's ascension to NATO by 20 years and placing EU and U.K. peacekeepers in Ukraine.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
But there is something worse: The simultaneous ascension of Washington rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels to immediate elite status in the nation’s capital.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
China’s economic ascension was driven by its interest in securing resources during the commodities boom.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
The president-elect's peace plan would also involve delaying Kyiv's ascension to NATO by 20 years and placing EU and U.K. peacekeepers in Ukraine.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
But there is something worse: The simultaneous ascension of Washington rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels to immediate elite status in the nation’s capital.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Ascension.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ascension. Accessed 7 Feb. 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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