descend
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Astronauts are due to descend to the Moon's south polar region in a lander and remain on the surface for about a week.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
A series of military exercises taking place in empty buildings across the Southland are scaring residents and rattling neighbors as the sound of gunfire rings out in the dark and troops descend from helicopters.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Soon the world’s media, true-crime junkies and more would descend on her courthouse.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Lhakpa Sherpa, 52, known as the "Mountain Queen", first stood on the top of Everest in 2000, becoming the first Nepali woman to successfully summit and descend the world's highest peak.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
“I cannot have a wish,” Jefferson concluded, “to descend daily into the arena like a gladiator to suffer martyrdom in every conflict.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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