descent

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The resolution also emphasised that reparation claims "represent a concrete step towards remedying historical wrongs against Africans and people of African descent".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Her unsteady ascent toward womanhood coincides, hysterically, with the theater company’s descent into chaos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

His father is of Japanese descent and works in security.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

She has a firm idea about the distinction between two very different theories of citizenship: jus soli, based on soil, and jus sanguinis, based on descent.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

The sun had turned red in the sky, before it began its descent, when Uncle Mbaezi came home.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie