descent upon
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And so it goes through the plot's clockwork convolutions, with the Act 2 descent upon Hertfordshire introducing Marisa Duchowny, her Cecily Cardew all girlish ruthlessness and precisely timed flutter.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2014
The police descent upon the Woods estate followed two possibly significant breaks in the case, which has spurred one of the greatest manhunts in California's history.
From Time Magazine Archive
As an invasion, the U.S. descent upon the Philippines was still a sensational success.
From Time Magazine Archive
But each would help, if Nimitz meant to go to the coast of China and thence to Korea, and use Korea as General Eisenhower used southern England for staging the descent upon Normandy.
From Time Magazine Archive
As soon as they had him safely locked up, the authorities made a descent upon the Fleet Street shop, seized upon the entire stock and furniture, and closed it from business.
From The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell by Campbell, Theophila Carlile
