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Future Publishing | Getty Images The Chinese yuan is widely expected to depreciate against an ascendant U.S. dollar.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
But as corporate leaders respond to pressure from ascendant right-wing activists and seek to get on Trump’s good side, the pressure on D.E.I. isn’t going away.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Turner also had been an advocate for U.S. support of Ukraine in its war with Russia, putting him at odds with the ascendant MAGA wing of his party.
—Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2025
Canada is in a period of political turbulence, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing his resignation this week, dragged down by miserable domestic polling and an ascendant conservative faction.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
But as corporate leaders respond to pressure from ascendant right-wing activists and seek to get on Trump’s good side, the pressure on D.E.I. isn’t going away.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Turner also had been an advocate for U.S. support of Ukraine in its war with Russia, putting him at odds with the ascendant MAGA wing of his party.
—Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2025
Canada is in a period of political turbulence, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing his resignation this week, dragged down by miserable domestic polling and an ascendant conservative faction.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Ascendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascendant. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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