descended
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His family and friends descended on the Stanford hospital where he lay unconscious, and his mother grasped his hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
PARIS—France was on alert for renewed violence Saturday as protesters prepared to take to the streets across the country, a week after demonstrations against the rising cost of living descended into widespread rioting and looting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
"The debates have once again descended to a fifth-grade level, which is absurd," dentist Lizie Moreira told AFP in Rio.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 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
It was big, really big, and it seemed to grow bigger as it descended into the light.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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