branching off

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But the case is branching off into some new directions.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

A spokesperson said: "Because the marathon route cannot be crossed we recommend spectators approach the lanes from roads branching off the A52 and park on these approach roads before they meet the route."

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025

As comments amass over time, eliciting upvotes and increasingly meta discourse, the recipe starts branching off into infinite variations — some small, some large — perhaps indoctrinating itself into some readers’ regular cooking repertoire.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2023

The roads have been called “arteries of destruction” and often generate deforestation resembling a fish skeleton, with smaller dirt roads branching off the spine of an official road.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2023

He ran quickly to the right, away from the main trail; for he had seen footprints that went that way, branching off from the others, the marks of small unshod feet.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien