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The research found that tiny sinking particles known as marine snow release dissolved carbon and nitrogen as they descend into the deep sea.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

Rescuers first had to descend via a rubble-strewn parking lot ramp and navigate a flight of stairs, ever-aware of the danger of a new collapse of the tottering structure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026

"You sort of descend into this vacuum. You've been looked after and cared for, and now you're on your own," he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

From the Eighth Avenue entrance, passengers will descend sweeping staircases into a parabolic main hall whose soft curve contrasts with the structure’s overall solidity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

Branch-cracking winds and thunder that shook the bowl of the sky would descend on the island, along with torrents of life-giving rain.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Instead, it descends from the brain into the chest, loops around a major artery, then travels back up to the voice box.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

Plans are in the works for a variety of unique, ancillary creations including a 15-second slide that mimics the path of reentry as a space shuttle descends back into Earth’s atmosphere.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Thankfully, the class of 2029 passes by and descends on their true target: a 21-foot slab of granite and grease.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

The emphasis—on criminal groups, transnational coordination and industry accords—could hardly have been farther, geographically or imaginatively, from the Lagos streets into which Carlos Barragán descends in “The Yahoo Boys.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

Marco calls, chasing after her as she descends the front stairs.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Five days after Samba’s escape, around dawn, a team of 20 zookeepers descended on a bush in the local woods, following a sighting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

The city is sensitive to such perceived threats after thousands of visitors, including teens and adults, descended upon Newport Beach on Saturday in what police described as a takeover event on the Fourth of July.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Growing up in Brown County, Ohio, Karley Baurichter learned to appreciate the land her family descended from.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

It was all to no avail as home fans descended on England's hotel, where there has been a huge security presence, after their arrival.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

The sky darkened as the flock of birds descended.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

A dissection is when a tear occurs in the aorta’s inner lining, either in the ascending aorta or the descending one.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

Their theory was that the descending column of water acted somewhat like a syringe, pushing air through the shaft as it fell.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026

Hundreds of humanitarian responders from at least 16 countries were descending on the quake-stricken nation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

As the Hughes Glomar Explorer raised the craft on its first mission, part of it broke apart, descending back to the ocean floor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

We drop into the floor, descending through the clear tube.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston