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ascendancy

The quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

The quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy.

Spurs ended the half in the ascendancy and Van der Vaart was again inches away from giving them the lead when he met Bale's cross but his header flew wide.
Origin: From or . The use in ecology is due to Robert Ulanowicz. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “This is abhorrent. The white races last throws of relevancy. In the not too distant future, white will not have the ascendancy. They will be a minority. These actions show the fear they have as they know how they have treated minorities and think they will get the same.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Germany’s defence will not be depleted by the loss of US bases. Putin is struggling with the Russian economy, war in Ukraine and unrest in the country. The EU and NATO on the other hand are in the ascendancy, building stronger defence without reliance on Trump.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I have been worried about this since his ascendancy. The stability and success of my current life would be lost without psychiatric medication. The forced labor camps he has proposed to treat ADHD or depression are just another of his eugenics projects designed to kill us”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(ecology) A quantitative attribute of an ecosystem, defined as a function of the ecosystem's trophic network, and intended to indicate its ability to prevail against disturbance by virtue of its combined organization and size.

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  • “"Dominion of Eternal Supremacy: The Path to Sovereign Ascendancy" https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/05/06/trump_is_working_to_restore_american_dominance_698979.html”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Yep. It's not sufficiently remarked how much Refuk ascendancy is likely to accelerate the break up of UK.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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