descent
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Yates, 33, hit a barrier at high speed in a huge crash on a wet descent that involved about 30 riders.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
One payload, the Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies, will capture high-resolution images of how the lander's engine plume interacts with the lunar surface during descent and landing.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
After a long descent from highs reached in the pandemic and as recently as 2024, even Lululemon’s founder is now unhappy with the company.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
Seventeen early-career creators of “African and Afro-Latinx descent from across the United States,” in the words of the museum, explore spirituality and atypical concepts of time in works that deploy a variety of media.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
His head pounded with pain from the sudden descent, and his heart raced.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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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