descent
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The night before their descent, according to an account in Outside magazine, more than 30 inches of snow fell on Makalu and winds blew 60 miles an hour.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
One payload, the Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies, will capture high-resolution images of how the lander's engine plume interacts with the lunar surface during descent and landing.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
However, because the artists were not of Mexican descent, Chicano music histories often overlook or underplay this era.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
People "hear my last name and know that I am of French descent and they make a false connection to the European tropes of a Parisian lifestyle".
From BBC • May 1, 2026
The gap he’d squeezed through on his descent had been wrenched open, and before it stood Renn, a small, upright figure, incredibly brave, taking aim with her last arrow at the thing looming over her.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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