descent
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He has always wanted to visit Germany, as both his parents were of German descent.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
The resolution also emphasised that reparation claims "represent a concrete step towards remedying historical wrongs against Africans and people of African descent".
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Her unsteady ascent toward womanhood coincides, hysterically, with the theater company’s descent into chaos.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
His father is of Japanese descent and works in security.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
When she opened them, the garden patch had vanished far behind them, and Jeremy, searching the trees below, began a long, slanting descent.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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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