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Watching a loved one descend into dementia is an extremely upsetting, traumatic and powerless place to be.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Footage shot by Israeli forces after they invaded southern Lebanon shows well-fortified bunkers, which descend several stories underground and contain huge caches of armaments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Actuation refers to the mechanisms that control the movement of wings and surfaces, allowing an aircraft to climb, descend, bank, or turn.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

That meant the rock was only about 100°C cooler at half its maximum depth, even though it still had another 45 kilometers to descend.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

I watch them walk under a rounded doorframe and descend a stairway leading into a huge auditorium the size of a football field.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

As the world descends on Antalya where scientists, experts and heads of state will gather to discuss global warming and how to slow it, thousands of activists will also be present to raise their voices.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Thought to be extinct until a Wyoming farm dog dragged a dead one home in 1981, every living ferret descends from just 18 wild survivors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Folger appears on the steps above the stage in “pastor’s wife” garb, blowing kisses to the “congregants” as she descends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Island arcs, chains of volcanoes that develop above subduction zones where one oceanic plate descends beneath another, are often unusually rich in gold.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

He looks around with apprehension and then descends into the melting pot.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

For the first time in years, Democrats from Bill Clinton to Kamala Harris, along with a long line of senators, have descended on the state to support Colom.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

I can’t remember what the point of this story was, except that we had descended into the world of wretched excess.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

England edged towards a World Cup exit after their points chase against Papua New Guinea descended into a chaotic and error-strewn 34-12 victory that will almost certainly prove insufficient in the final reckoning.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Recovering in a hospital in Kharkiv, Mr. Vlasenko said that when the drone descended to collect him, he heard what he described as a “roar of rescue” that he will never forget.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

“It’s a kid,” the first medic said, as they descended.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

“We are in an overspeed condition descending 20,000 feet per minute!”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The person said the plane was "picking up precipitation" and needed "to climb" shortly before saying: "Mayday, mayday, we're descending 10,000 feet per minute."

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Those changes may have included slab rollback, a process in which a descending tectonic plate retreats as it sinks into Earth's interior, as well as the migration of volcanic arcs to new locations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Selected international journalists – one from each nation in the top 50 of the Fifa world rankings - rank their top 10 candidates, with points distributed on a descending scale.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

High ceilings, a grand winding staircase descending into the foyer, hand-carved everything, each room themed and with a distinct character.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers