descending
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The tracks were first spotted by a worker at Dewars Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire four years ago - with paleontologists soon descending on the site.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
His monthly ERA reached its zenith at 7.23 in his April starts, descending to its current 4.03 ERA.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The stocks are listed in descending order of their surprise, as calculated by LSEG.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
The first promotional teaser didn’t show Ejiofor or Reinsve, only a descending series of increasingly wrong-looking rooms.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Her black eyes flamed up; she glowered at him as the elevator ceased descending and its doors slid back.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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