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The research found that tiny sinking particles known as marine snow release dissolved carbon and nitrogen as they descend into the deep sea.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

Rescuers first had to descend via a rubble-strewn parking lot ramp and navigate a flight of stairs, ever-aware of the danger of a new collapse of the tottering structure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026

But what have we learned from the two outings in Boston before the Tartan Army descend on Miami?

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

From the Eighth Avenue entrance, passengers will descend sweeping staircases into a parabolic main hall whose soft curve contrasts with the structure’s overall solidity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

But the cedar waxwings didn’t just descend on the tree willy-nilly.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Instead, it descends from the brain into the chest, loops around a major artery, then travels back up to the voice box.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

Thankfully, the class of 2029 passes by and descends on their true target: a 21-foot slab of granite and grease.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

Paternally, she descends from the Vanderbilts, and on her mother’s side, she’s the granddaughter of America’s highest society queen, Babe Paley.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

The skier, who has not been identified, was attempting a run called Dropout 2 — among the steepest marked trails in California — which descends from the summit ridge of the 11,000-foot mountain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026

It was the kind that the clans call the smoke-frost: an icy breath that descends from the High Mountains at the start of winter, blackening berries and sending small creatures scuttling for their burrows.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Five days after Samba’s escape, around dawn, a team of 20 zookeepers descended on a bush in the local woods, following a sighting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Two days after the Summer of Ludd ended, private jets and helicopters descended on Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to herald the start of the Allen & Co.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

The city is sensitive to such perceived threats after thousands of visitors, including teens and adults, descended upon Newport Beach on Saturday in what police described as a takeover event on the Fourth of July.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

It was all to no avail as home fans descended on England's hotel, where there has been a huge security presence, after their arrival.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

As suddenly as it had descended, the opaque haze in Ekon’s mind receded, returning him to the present.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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

A dissection is when a tear occurs in the aorta’s inner lining, either in the ascending aorta or the descending one.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

Their theory was that the descending column of water acted somewhat like a syringe, pushing air through the shaft as it fell.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026

As the Hughes Glomar Explorer raised the craft on its first mission, part of it broke apart, descending back to the ocean floor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

I look around for smoke and flames, but instead of a fire, I see a grinning fireman descending from the truck carrying a big wrench and an even bigger radio.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins