descent
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In this video, aviation reporter Benjamin Katz analyzes the flight’s extreme descent rate, tracking data and rare security implications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Around 20 minutes after these codes were signalled, the plane looped back into Saudi Arabia, where it later started its manual descent for landing.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The helicopter reached about 500 feet before an 11-second descent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
They expected the dollar’s descent to continue into the second half of the year before bottoming near the end of the year, then turning higher in 2027.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Through the raging walls of the whirlpool, I can see the Abyssal Serpent spiraling down with me, matching the pace of my descent, the same way it matched the pace of the ship.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
Norway's Eirik Hystad Solberg took the lead with the second fastest second leg in 57.03sec before some of the more established names in slalom skiing started their descents.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
The climbs and descents can be as steep as a Swiss Alp, as the M’s have displayed thus far.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
One such sequence passed through the breakneck minuet of the 19th, the controlled delirium of the 20th and the clean, shiny descents of the 23rd to culminate in the famous 25th, the so-called black pearl.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
“Black people, white people, Mexican, Asian descents — all descents do stuff,” Donny Adams said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2023
As she whipped around tight turns and down steep descents, the world whirling around her, Tally felt like something caught in the wind, not knowing which direction the journey would ultimately take her.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
Vocabulary lists containing descent
"The Ravine," Vocabulary from the short story
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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