descended
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All housecats, Mr. Phillips tells us, are descended from the Middle Eastern wildcat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
A thick orange smog has descended on the Indonesian city of Palangka Raya.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Because these markings are passed down to daughter cells, researchers can examine the recorded sequences and identify which cells descended from a shared ancestor.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Seibert’s cellphone data indicated he had likely descended using the same ascent route, but exactly what happened after remained a mystery and the first day of search concluded at dark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
As they descended, they found themselves in an area riddled with crevasses and realized they were on a glacier.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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