branch
Example Sentences
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Immigration is broadly under the control of the executive branch.
Colombia abruptly agreed to accept US deportation flights on Friday, an olive branch days before the countries' dueling presidents meet face-to-face for the first time, at the White House.
From Barron's
But the local branch of the Lions Club says it can't afford to run the town anymore, and late last year quietly listed it for sale online.
From BBC
That day she had flown over treetops, her shoes brushing the tips of their branches, and swooped low, causing a herd of unicorns to scatter.
From Literature
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Turing struggles to wheel the thing over fallen branches, through patches of mud.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.