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In 1980, Ronald Reagan won all of the Southern states except for Jimmy Carter’s native Georgia, signaling that the GOP was ascendant in the region.
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Allison Mashell Mitchell / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
In a country where Netanyahu is politically ascendant against the odds, supporting his party’s legislation was plain old good politics.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
The songs’ success threw Flores into an ascendant surge, along with it a grind of being on the road, playing shows with 49 Winchester and headlining his own rapidly growing shows.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
Simultaneously, the rise of high-profile international street dance circuit competitions like Juste Debout and Red Bull’s annual BC One challenge have sent breaking and its associated culture on an ascendant trajectory that shows no signs of stopping.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024
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Allison Mashell Mitchell / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
In a country where Netanyahu is politically ascendant against the odds, supporting his party’s legislation was plain old good politics.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
The songs’ success threw Flores into an ascendant surge, along with it a grind of being on the road, playing shows with 49 Winchester and headlining his own rapidly growing shows.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
Simultaneously, the rise of high-profile international street dance circuit competitions like Juste Debout and Red Bull’s annual BC One challenge have sent breaking and its associated culture on an ascendant trajectory that shows no signs of stopping.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Ascendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendant. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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