descended
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Recovering in a hospital in Kharkiv, Mr. Vlasenko said that when the drone descended to collect him, he heard what he described as a “roar of rescue” that he will never forget.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
"The debates have once again descended to a fifth-grade level, which is absurd," dentist Lizie Moreira told AFP in Rio.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 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
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
“I am Nhamo Jongwe, whose totem is the lion and whose people are descended from kings. I am a woman, not a little girl. I have Mother and Crocodile Guts for company, and—and—the njuzu.”
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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