descended
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Granted, the bar for Netflix movies has long since descended past Hell’s ninth circle, burrowing so low that it’s carved out a 10th reserved for the streamer’s original titles.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Among first-generation offspring, signs of impaired glucose tolerance appeared only in males descended from mice that consumed sucralose.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
The rescue teams from across the globe that descended upon this strip of coast are long gone, as is international attention to the plight of La Guaira.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Rumoured to be descended from Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, Zhu was born in the central city of Changsha in 1928 into a China riven by civil war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The shark descended until it was out of sight.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
