descend
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“I don’t think there’s any question that the state would descend into chaos,” said Phil Angelides, a Democrat and former state treasurer who lost to Schwarzenegger in the 2006 gubernatorial race.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
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
In one screen narrating the Battle of Yashima, Minamoto clan cavalry descend through a narrow pass to storm a Taira clan fortress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
Should a fire start in town, sturdy metal shutters descend to cover every window.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 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
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