descent upon
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And so it goes through the plot's clockwork convolutions, with the Act 2 descent upon Hertfordshire introducing Marisa Duchowny, her Cecily Cardew all girlish ruthlessness and precisely timed flutter.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2014
The police descent upon the Woods estate followed two possibly significant breaks in the case, which has spurred one of the greatest manhunts in California's history.
From Time Magazine Archive
As an invasion, the U.S. descent upon the Philippines was still a sensational success.
From Time Magazine Archive
Reporters and cameramen made a precipitant descent upon No. 6 E. 68th St., Manhattan�the home of Frank L. Polk.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of the objects in this debarkation was to give these new regiments an opportunity for drilling, such as the time might permit, before making descent upon the Mexican coast.
From Mayne Reid A Memoir of his Life by Reid, Elizabeth
