descent
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The crew will be rounded out by African American Andre Douglas and US astronaut of Salvadoran descent Frank Rubio.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
For hundreds of years, readers have interpreted Satan's descent in the Divine Comedy as a spiritual fall from grace.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
However, because the artists were not of Mexican descent, Chicano music histories often overlook or underplay this era.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
People "hear my last name and know that I am of French descent and they make a false connection to the European tropes of a Parisian lifestyle".
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Living around what is now Adelaide in southern Australia were several patrilineal clans that reckoned descent from the father’s side.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
Vocabulary lists containing descent
"The Ravine," Vocabulary from the short story
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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