descended
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More than 4,000 snake species live today, all descended from heavily modified lizard ancestors.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
Instead, in Maugham’s estimation, he was “this laborious, honest, matter-of-fact man” who painted—when at his best—“as though the grace of God had descended upon him.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Domenico Pianese, the Secretary-General of the police union, criticised Lepore's decision to call for a demonstration that later descended into chaos.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
“I had descended into the strange subterranean structures of aging, almost as a way to avoid the contemporary world … ,” she writes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Headmarveller Rivera descended the staircase slowly, her glittering cane helping her with each step.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
