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descended

[dih-sen-did] / dɪˈsɛn dɪd /


VERB
trace ancestry from; be passed or handed down
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Seibert’s cellphone data indicated he had likely descended using the same ascent route, but exactly what happened after remained a mystery and the first day of search concluded at dark.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

More than 17,000 athletes and officials, a bigger number than the Olympics, descended on Nagoya and Aichi prefecture for the continent's premier sporting spectacular.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

However, the Drumcree parade dispute in Portadown has not descended into disorder or trouble on the streets.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

As the two descended the stairs from their plane on Wednesday, Xi reached out, taking her hand as his other gripped the rail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The sky darkened as the flock of birds descended.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown



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