descended
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I can’t remember what the point of this story was, except that we had descended into the world of wretched excess.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
England edged towards a World Cup exit after their points chase against Papua New Guinea descended into a chaotic and error-strewn 34-12 victory that will almost certainly prove insufficient in the final reckoning.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Similar nationwide protests a week earlier also descended into unrest, following four weeks of student demonstrations over the poor state of France's schools.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
However, this is the first time researchers have been able to reconstruct such a clear transition between different thermal conditions as a rock descended from shallower to much greater depths.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
Lev stabilized the board as it descended, lower, lower.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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