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descend upon





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Together, Schmitt and Law helped turn the event into an international phenomenon, where thousands of revelers descend upon urban neighborhoods in the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Through fingerlike projections that descend upon the uterine wall, it attempts to quench the embryo’s appetite for maternal blood.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2024

Now, as an estimated 50,000 people descend upon Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, Illinois Governor J.B.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2024

Hundreds of people are expected to descend upon the small island for the Games.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024

This was the court of King Bull Sparra, whose wrath seemed about to descend upon him.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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