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Labour MPs in Kent labelled her "unprofessional" and "not up to the job," and local Liberal Democrat and Green groups claimed Reform's running of the council had descended into chaos.

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In northeast Oregon, thousands of construction workers descended on RV parks and hotels to build a regional data-center hub for Amazon Web Services.

Scenes of horror unfolded in Darfur as Sudan descended deeper into civil war.

Westerners were descending on the former Soviet Union to trade oil and metals.

For hardened followers, Al-Houthi, who is believed to be in his mid-40s, is a father figure who claims to have descended from the Prophet Muhammad.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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