descent
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“The Helicoide epitomizes the bid for a really rapid urban modernization,” said Lisa Blackmore, co-editor of a book on the Helicoide titled “Downward Spiral: El Helicoide’s Descent from Mall to Prison.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Mikael was responsible for Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Soma - two games that regularly appear on "scariest ever" lists.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2024
Epsy Campbell Barr, chair of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, said at a news conference Tuesday the report underlines that “the legacies of colonialism, enslavement and apartheid are still alive today.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2023
The difficulty of arranging the busy American airspace, however, makes it harder for more airports to adopt Optimized Profile Descent, Clarke said.
From Scientific American • Feb. 1, 2023
In the hours while Turner read to his father—he was full along in The Descent of Man—his mother loudly packed.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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