descent
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It slows its descent and guides itself with pinpoint precision so it can be captured by a clasp called Mechazilla, or "the chopsticks", by engineers who have achieved something that's never been done before.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Huang makes an effort every day to meet with people in every corner of the community, said Amy Quichiz, Huang’s co-campaign manager, who is of Colombian and Peruvian descent.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
One payload, the Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies, will capture high-resolution images of how the lander's engine plume interacts with the lunar surface during descent and landing.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
We aren’t seeing the speed and pitch of the descent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
The ladder began a slow and steady descent to the floor—even though Kyle hadn’t pushed a button.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
Vocabulary lists containing descent
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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