descended
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Before the doom descended last week, OpenAI researchers were euphoric.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
As those sections of crust descended, they released their water into the mantle.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
After the fire, residents faced rats and swarms of flies that descended on the area as Lineage worked to remove the rotting food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Around 200 people, some wearing masks, confronted police in riot gear after they descended on the Eastney Landing ferry port area, where the migrants were landed.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
“I am Nhamo Jongwe, whose totem is the lion and whose people are descended from kings. I am a woman, not a little girl. I have Mother and Crocodile Guts for company, and—and—the njuzu.”
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
