descended
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Don Lemon was in Los Angeles to cover the Grammys when, late Thursday night, more than two dozen federal agents descended on a Beverly Hills hotel and arrested him.
From Salon
A midwinter heat wave has descended on much of the state and is expected to spike temperatures as much as 20 degrees above normal in the coming week.
From Los Angeles Times
Though it was descended from funk and disco and flourished as an underground style in 1980s Detroit and Chicago, rave culture had to be reintroduced to America as an import from Britain.
The final on 18 January in Rabat, which Senegal went on to win 1-0, descended into disarray when Senegal's players left the field after Morocco were awarded a stoppage-time penalty.
From BBC
In one of the more unusual episodes, Bovino and his men descended on the city’s MacArthur Park on horseback.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
