descending

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The stocks are listed in descending order of their surprise, as calculated by LSEG.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

In one video, several men are seen removing a manhole cover and then descending into the sewer before re-emerging hours later.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The Daily Mail published photos of the newlyweds all smiles and hand-in-hand descending town hall steps.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 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

On and on they all went, one right after the other, all five descending in the same direction.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall