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
In recent weeks, more than 1.6 million visitors have descended upon a park in Busan to catch a glimpse of Bukangi, named after the canal in which she was spotted.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 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
The demonstration -- one of Serbia's largest in decades -- descended into panic after a mysterious noise sent crowds fleeing, fuelling claims that police had used a "sound cannon" -- an allegation authorities deny.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Further down, on the main platform, two men disappeared into a stairwell that descended to the station’s lower levels.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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