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Like Clark, Rose was an ascendant rookie who stunned the league with his talent, and was often given rough treatment by opposing veterans.
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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
One is how that battle for the party’s 2028 leadership ultimately plays out, and which wing is ascendant.
—Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
In President-elect Trump, these ascendant insurgents across the pond see a key ally, someone who shares their mix of authoritarianism, populism and extreme hostility to immigration.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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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
One is how that battle for the party’s 2028 leadership ultimately plays out, and which wing is ascendant.
—Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
In President-elect Trump, these ascendant insurgents across the pond see a key ally, someone who shares their mix of authoritarianism, populism and extreme hostility to immigration.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Ascendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendant. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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