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The phrase "descend on" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means to suddenly arrive or appear in a large group or number, often in a forceful or overwhelming manner. An example of using "descend on" in a sentence could be: "The protesters were peaceful at first, but as night fell, a group of agitators descended on the scene, causing chaos and destruction."
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3.20am Police descend on Merah's apartment.
Dark times descend on Weatherfield this evening.
Protesters occasionally still descend on Ben & Jerry's.
EIGHTY-FIVE Alabamians will descend on Britain on July 13th.
Why else did the Saudis descend on Knightsbridge?
We half expected Mona's father to descend on us.
Some 1,600 journalists will descend on Terre Haute.
Were you looking for something big to descend on?
They started to descend on to the ship with helicopters".
And on weekends motorcyclists descend on Bristol's waterfront.
Whole families of them descend on By Chloe.
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