descend
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The Emmys “red” carpet is underway as television’s biggest stars descend on the Peacock Theater at L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
“These deer have become beloved to many of the islanders, as well as the thousands of tourists who descend on Catalina Island every year,” she said Tuesday in an interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Despite being explicitly prevented from blaming any party for a death, hearings can often descend into a blame game, with barristers trying to save or sully an organisation's reputation.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Free cash flow, which exceeded $12 billion in the first quarter, dwindled to less than $784 million, although it didn’t descend into negative territory as analysts had forecast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The more we descend, the greener they become.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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Each September, a who's who of executives from across Silicon Valley descends on San Francisco's Palace Hotel to charm investors at a conference hosted by the investment bank Goldman Sachs.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
As firefighters in southwest France struggle to bring a forest inferno under control before yet another heatwave descends on the country, Filippi told AFP about the phenomenon.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
After dark, it descends more than 50 centimeters and creates an anchor point on a leaf, branch, or the forest floor.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Plans are in the works for a variety of unique, ancillary creations including a 15-second slide that mimics the path of reentry as a space shuttle descends back into Earth’s atmosphere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
When he descends the stairs I follow and somehow I find myself eating a delicious meal with Coach, Boy21, and the Allens.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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After the fire, residents faced rats and swarms of flies that descended on the area as Lineage worked to remove the rotting food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Granted, the bar for Netflix movies has long since descended past Hell’s ninth circle, burrowing so low that it’s carved out a 10th reserved for the streamer’s original titles.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Even as foreign tourists have descended on the resort, Pattaya remains a popular R&R stop for U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Among first-generation offspring, signs of impaired glucose tolerance appeared only in males descended from mice that consumed sucralose.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
As Sophie descended the stairs, Hans hurried to help with her suitcase.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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"After descending through the opening using ropes and calling out to those inside, no response was received," the prime minister's office said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
The stocks are listed in descending order of their current borrow cost.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
High pressure has dominated the weather since late-spring, caused by a large zone of air descending through the atmosphere.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Now, with a heat wave descending over much of Southern California, residents worry the odor could get even worse and scores of residents have called air quality regulators to complain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The modern llama arose similarly, by descending from a giant ancestral beast.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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