branches off
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Men hacked loose branches off trees and piled them to be taken away, for fear they would become projectiles capable of claiming life or limb.
From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025
In the cownose ray, the lateral line runs the length of the tail and branches off to pores in the fish’s skin, which they likely use to process information about their environment.
From Salon • Feb. 10, 2025
In such a tree, a root branches off to so-called child nodes that are connected by edges.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024
Mark Schultz, its director, already can imagine some of the work ahead, refinding and marking research plots, replacing burned cables and destroyed instruments, clearing fallen trees and branches off trails and roads.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2023
A short hall branches off to six closed doors.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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