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Recent developments in North Carolina, Arkansas, and elsewhere demonstrate how, four and a half years after that comment by Biden, Friedman’s ideas are as relevant as ever and one of his top causes, school choice, is ascendant.
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Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Tom Berenger and Mimi Rogers’s stars were briefly ascendant.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
Like Clark, Rose was an ascendant rookie who stunned the league with his talent, and was often given rough treatment by opposing veterans.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2024
Miller, ascendant as a rookie last year, has also missed time with a shoulder issue.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
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Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Tom Berenger and Mimi Rogers’s stars were briefly ascendant.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
Like Clark, Rose was an ascendant rookie who stunned the league with his talent, and was often given rough treatment by opposing veterans.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2024
Miller, ascendant as a rookie last year, has also missed time with a shoulder issue.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Ascendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendant. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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