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descend

[dih-send] / dɪˈsɛnd /


VERB
trace ancestry from; be passed or handed down
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The angle of the camera begins to descend and Moreno is heard asking “You can’t pull up?” before the video cuts out.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

“These deer have become beloved to many of the islanders, as well as the thousands of tourists who descend on Catalina Island every year,” she told The Times last month.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Despite being explicitly prevented from blaming any party for a death, hearings can often descend into a blame game, with barristers trying to save or sully an organisation's reputation.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

Seen against that history, her arguments no longer seem to descend from the altitude of solitary thought.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Our knees move in unison, bobbing up and down as we descend.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Each September, a who's who of executives from across Silicon Valley descends on San Francisco's Palace Hotel to charm investors at a conference hosted by the investment bank Goldman Sachs.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

In summer, the area is frequently affected by the Washoe Zephyr, a gusty afternoon wind that descends from the Sierra Nevada mountains in the west, blowing across the high desert basin around Reno.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

As firefighters in southwest France struggle to bring a forest inferno under control before yet another heatwave descends on the country, Filippi told AFP about the phenomenon.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Mr. Jones describes a freshwater snail that, sensing a predator, instinctively climbs or descends depending on where the perceived threat tends to hunt.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Then she descends to the fifth floor and knocks on Etienne’s door.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

A five-tier funfetti cake had been airlifted in from Florida, and helicopters and seaplanes descended on the islands before guests settled into their oceanfront villas.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

In a post on Facebook, the sheriff’s office said, “The men summited at 7:00 pm that evening, well after the recommended turnaround time of 12:00 pm, and descended in the dark.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Even as foreign tourists have descended on the resort, Pattaya remains a popular R&R stop for U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Among first-generation offspring, signs of impaired glucose tolerance appeared only in males descended from mice that consumed sucralose.

From Science Daily Aug. 31, 2026

Suddenly, ribbons descended from the ceiling toward the stage.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

"After descending through the opening using ropes and calling out to those inside, no response was received," the prime minister's office said in a statement.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

The stocks are listed in descending order of their current borrow cost.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

Like the Beatles’ “Eight Days a Week” and Yes’s “Roundabout,” the track begins with a fade-in, featuring Mr. Scholz playing a descending acoustic-guitar arpeggio.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Some of the biggest Arabic artists in the world are descending on the UK on Saturday - for a "first of its kind" music festival.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

But even as she thought it, Verin, Grave, Pelor, and Renault climbed the last few feet to the spot, tapping it with a hand before descending.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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