descended

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On his mother's side, he was descended from Lt Gen Sir Edward Barnes, a veteran of the Battle of Waterloo; on his father's, from the 19th-Century Bengali reformer Brahmananda Keshub Chandra Sen.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

In those early years, Black men in livery—many descended from families once enslaved in the area—steered horse carriages down the main thoroughfare.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

As a young postdoctoral scientist, he joined pioneering expeditions and descended more than a mile below the ocean surface in the submersible Alvin, where he observed thriving ecosystems in total darkness.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Pete’s Dueling Piano Bar – One night, about 100 women from the Women in Auto Care conference I was attending descended on this place with zero warning — and the staff didn’t miss a beat.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

According to Seale, the Hermitage servants, accustomed to simpler farm life, were overwhelmed when thousands of people descended on the White House to celebrate Jackson’s inauguration.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis