descended
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He is descended from Sephardic Jews who came to Britain from Tuscany in the 1790s and from Mizrahi Jews who arrived from Morocco in the 1820s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Their results indicate that most of Shimao's inhabitants descended from local people who had lived in the region about 1,000 years earlier.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 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
Rescue workers, including members of the Big Bear Fire Department, descended a hill below the support structure and found the victim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Lev stabilized the board as it descended, lower, lower.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
