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Many democracies are already struggling with demographic decline, sluggish economic growth, soaring debt, and ascendant extremist parties.
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Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
The Delaware native looks ascendant after his settling-in period, averaging a super-efficient 14.8 points and 6.4 assists since December.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
The Speaker fight is the latest flashpoint in the long-standing friction between the state’s Republican establishment, represented by Phelan, and an ascendant far-right faction, led by Paxton and others.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024
During his administration, his progressive wing of Baptists would begin to give way to an ascendant conservative movement — in today’s shorthand, the evangelical vote — that played a key role in his 1980 defeat.
—Bill Marsh, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
The Delaware native looks ascendant after his settling-in period, averaging a super-efficient 14.8 points and 6.4 assists since December.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
The Speaker fight is the latest flashpoint in the long-standing friction between the state’s Republican establishment, represented by Phelan, and an ascendant far-right faction, led by Paxton and others.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024
During his administration, his progressive wing of Baptists would begin to give way to an ascendant conservative movement — in today’s shorthand, the evangelical vote — that played a key role in his 1980 defeat.
—Bill Marsh, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Ascendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendant. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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