descent
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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
Although both of Boucher's parents were of French-Canadian descent and spoke French with each other, it was once illegal to teach French in school in the US state of Maine, where the Bouchers lived.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
After a long descent from highs reached in the pandemic and as recently as 2024, even Lululemon’s founder is now unhappy with the company.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
Talene Monahon, an American playwright of Armenian descent, wrote one of the most talked about plays of 2025, “Meet the Cartozians.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
King Laius of Thebes was the third in descent from Cadmus.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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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