descend

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The astronauts will require a second vehicle to descend to the moon's surface, a lunar lander that remains under development by rival space companies owned by billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Liverpool City Council commissioned the independent report into the staging of Liverpool FC's Premier League title victory parade last summer, which saw an estimated 1.2m people descend on the city to celebrate.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Should a fire start in town, sturdy metal shutters descend to cover every window.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

The balloons rise and descend using vents or propellers to find the right currents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

They followed a road down the hill Kiev was built on, but they didn’t descend that much.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack