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“There are many arcane rules if the evening is not to descend into chaos,” the owner, Haukur Magnússon, announced loudly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The roof is made of stairs that descend to ground level.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Shanahan, McVay’s friend/mentor/nemesis, had bristled at the fact that the 49ers were chosen as the Rams’ opponent because it took away the ability of 49ers fans to descend onto SoFi Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

"The loss of power from all three engines caused the aircraft to descend into the sea," it said.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

I stayed there until the sun started to descend, hating myself every single minute.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

Each September, a who's who of executives from across Silicon Valley descends on San Francisco's Palace Hotel to charm investors at a conference hosted by the investment bank Goldman Sachs.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

As firefighters in southwest France struggle to bring a forest inferno under control before yet another heatwave descends on the country, Filippi told AFP about the phenomenon.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

The visitor descends a long gentle incline, passing a wall of polished black granite that records the names of the 58,000 American soldiers who died in that war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

After dark, it descends more than 50 centimeters and creates an anchor point on a leaf, branch, or the forest floor.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

Most large early clocks are driven by a weight which slowly descends: grandfather clocks had to be tall in order to give the weight space in which to descend.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

All housecats, Mr. Phillips tells us, are descended from the Middle Eastern wildcat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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

French students have blocked the entrances to hundreds of high schools across the country since late September to demand better conditions, in protests that have descended into sporadic clashes with security forces.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Security cameras from several buildings in the area recorded the chopper as it descended quickly and struck a metal storage container.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

A cold sweat dewed on my neck as I descended the stairs.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

He described seeing helicopters, at least eight cars and several agents from different agencies descending on his home, and recalled thinking, “What movie am I in?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Below is a list of every club to whom Manchester City paid transfer fees between summer 2009 and winter 2018, in descending order from the most money to the least.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

In late August, on a trip to Kyrgyzstan for a regional summit, a widely shared clip showed him descending an airplane’s stairs slowly and stiffly, gripping the hand of his wife, Peng Liyuan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

"After descending through the opening using ropes and calling out to those inside, no response was received," the prime minister's office said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

I spot a small commuter jet descending to land at the local airport, and I send it all my love.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King