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as in ascending
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Per the Statesman, the festival used free RSVPs to fill showcases by artists like ascendant pop star Benson Boone, while other artists like country breakout Megan Moroney couldn’t even sell out the 2,750-capacity ACL Live with those free passes.
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
Beyond the issue of civil liberties is the seemingly ascendant role of the secretary of state.
—Nate Iglehart, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
With nationalism ascendant and Catholics outnumbering Protestants, green was widely embraced, particularly since it had been worn by the United Irish.
—Bryan McGovern, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
Many political insiders regarded Patrick, not Abbott, as the ascendant figure in Austin.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
Beyond the issue of civil liberties is the seemingly ascendant role of the secretary of state.
—Nate Iglehart, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
With nationalism ascendant and Catholics outnumbering Protestants, green was widely embraced, particularly since it had been worn by the United Irish.
—Bryan McGovern, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
Many political insiders regarded Patrick, not Abbott, as the ascendant figure in Austin.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Ascendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendant. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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