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descend

[dih-send] / dɪˈsɛnd /


VERB
trace ancestry from; be passed or handed down
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More pragmatic members of the regime have been pushing to get this relief through a deal before the economic problems descend into new rounds of demonstrations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

As for Lakpa Sherpa, she first summited Everest in 2000, becoming the first Nepali woman to successfully reach the peak and descend the mountain.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Lhakpa Sherpa, 52, known as the "Mountain Queen", first stood on the top of Everest in 2000, becoming the first Nepali woman to successfully summit and descend the world's highest peak.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

The findings build on earlier ancient DNA studies published in 2021 that first proposed the idea that modern Japanese people descend from three major ancestral sources instead of two.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

I laugh as Britain flips Golly off while Golly smiles smugly, and then I take a seat in the La-Z-Boy, and we descend into an awkward silence.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone




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