branches

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Their dormers hadn’t been built yet; the lawns hardly had grass; the trees were plants held steady by sticks, a piece of paper attached by wire to the branches: “Apple tree.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Air Force Academy later this week, continuing the administration’s presence across all major service branches during commencement season.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Small ring molecules behave somewhat like bent branches under pressure.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Workers bend the branches down with a hook-shaped tool made of PVC pipe, helping people reach handfuls of cherries.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

“They’re not tree branches, Duane—they’re antlers,” she explained while she flipped through the pages of one of her large books.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el