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With that speech, and the humility Gurley displayed during interviews immediately afterward, a star that had been ascending suddenly shot across the national sports landscape.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2016

In the meantime, Mrs. Gregory had been ascending the stairs.

From Fran by Ellis, J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge)

Buried in that old six inside convenience, she had not observed that it had been ascending a considerable hill.

From Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. by Watson, William Davy

They had been ascending a long slope and were just reaching its crest when the Major exclaimed, under his voice, "Well, I'll be hanged!"

From John March, Southerner by Cable, George W.

For three years the stream of prayer had been ascending from church, cathedral, or oratory.

From English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 by Froude, James Anthony