descended
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Before fog descended over Greater Manchester, Jacob Bedeau had given Notts County the lead just before the half-hour mark.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
For the first time in years, Democrats from Bill Clinton to Kamala Harris, along with a long line of senators, have descended on the state to support Colom.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026
I can’t remember what the point of this story was, except that we had descended into the world of wretched excess.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
By recognizing the surviving fragments of these ancient structures, scientists can better reconstruct how tectonic plates descended beneath one another, how volcanic arcs shifted, how continental crust grew, and how once-vast oceans eventually closed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
“What are you doing here?” a man barked in English from behind me as I descended the final set of stairs to the ground floor.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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