branch
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A new branch of Downing Street - known as No 10 North - is already up and running, according to a source close to new PM Andy Burnham.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The foundation’s board chair, Elizabeth Spalding, is a visiting fellow at a graduate school branch of Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C.;
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Michael Brown, a venture capitalist and an early leader of the Pentagon’s Silicon Valley branch, the Defense Innovation Unit, gives the department an “incomplete” grade on its transformation efforts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
From there, the three continued, one branch at a time, to a vantage point within feet of the crown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
“A tree branch is trapped in the blades, and I’ve loosened it a bit, but if we give it more time the water will soak it and then I can easily pull it out.”
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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Boreal forests are also supposed to burn on an infrequent basis, in order to open up certain pine cones and spread their seeds, or to clear out lower tree branches.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
This allowed them to build a phylogenetic tree, a model that maps relationships between species and estimates when different branches separated over time.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
That tree still stands with its major branches and half its trunk lopped off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Asahiro Kuni, 81, a member of one of the 11 imperial branches, has also said he would advise his grandchildren to refuse the opportunity of becoming royals.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
A few paces on, Torak noticed that the snow had been brushed off the tips of the branches at about shoulder height.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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I’ll always prefer Mom’s barbecued chicken, fried chicken and French fries, but I have branched out, trying an array of new, relatively tamer foods, ranging from albacore tuna to zucchini.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Best known for its TurboTax platform, Intuit has branched into accounting with QuickBooks, credit scoring through Credit Karma and email automation via Mailchimp.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Twinings, for example, branched out into selling sparkling fruity tea in cans in 2024, while kombucha is now available in some supermarket meal deals.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
The Economist has around 1.25 million subscribers and branched out into podcasts and live video to reach more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
Stretchers and wheelchairs were beached here and there against the hissing, knocking pipes that ran and branched in an intricate nervous system along the glittering walls.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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Buxton said the trend, which is often advertised on Instagram and TikTok for as little as £150 for a three-hour session, had been fuelled in-part by permanent make-up practitioners branching into fine-line tattooing.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Smart, entertaining and surprising, they offer reassurance that adventurous playwriting is not only alive and well but branching out into uncharted territory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Some auto-industry manufacturers have expressed concerns about branching into weapons-related defense work, worried about the cost and complexity of military contracting and potential pushback from investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
After a short stint in his brother's plastics business, he launched the flagship family conglomerate that bears his name in 1988 by branching out into the export trade.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
A dozen tines of red lightning erupted from each of Og’s fingertips, branching out in all directions.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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