descend
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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
The findings build on earlier ancient DNA studies published in 2021 that first proposed the idea that modern Japanese people descend from three major ancestral sources instead of two.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
He told the group they could go up to the crater as long as they made sure to descend shortly afterwards.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
New Yorker writer John McPhee, 95, calls these late-season ambitions “old-people projects,” open-ended activities designed to keep one busy until life’s closing curtain, whenever it might descend.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
I grab a ropy branch and clutch it while I try to descend, but the mud slips under my feet and I end up hauling myself back up.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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