branch
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To be sure, the president and the executive branch are charged with lawfully implementing congressional directives about the dispersal of appropriated funds.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Instead, the Treasury said it would restrict Misr’s Emirati branch from accessing U.S. correspondent accounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Footage from OnScene.TV shows agents from the Homeland Security Investigations, a branch of U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Dylus-Yukins, who worked for six years analyzing executive branch officials’ financial disclosures for the U.S.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
She lunged forward, taking the branch in her teeth, then wrestled it from the boy and flung it away.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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Some transplant clinics are employing Turkish specialists – others are actually branches of businesses based in Turkey.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
My oldest, who is 14, ducks behind our raised garden beds, where orange marigolds and sprawling tomato branches shield her from his view.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Vorcaro told police he had "friends in all branches of government" upon his arrest last year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
Banks are generally closed on Labor Day, as Federal Reserve banks and their branches observe the holiday, and most commercial banks adhere to the Federal Reserve’s holiday schedule.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
The redwood had no branches for about twenty feet above the roots, so he was able to pull the alder parallel to the trunk.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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He branched into insurance, spotting how annuity savers’ years of steady premiums could be a good match for multigenerational investments in sports, fast food and technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Now the 38-year-old from Little Hulton has branched out to paint other popular cartoon characters - including from The Simpsons and Tom and Jerry - to cover up swear words.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
EssilorLuxottica has also branched into hearing correction, with its Nuance Audio integrating hearing aids into eyeglasses frames.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
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
The Nir and the Kell branched off from a wide, tumbling rush of water coming from the north, the Nir continuing south and the Kell running east.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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The foundation runs a World War II educational program, taking Wantagh students to a museum in New Orleans about that conflict, before branching into 9/11 education.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Described by RAU as a "time-capsule record of biodiversity in the UK", researchers said the possibilities are endless, branching out into climate change, habitat management, genetics, and much more.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Unlike trees, mountains, rivers, clouds, and animals, which are dominated by curved and branching forms, crystals stand out because of their flat surfaces and straight edges.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 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
We found it fairly easily, on a street with a nave of ancient elms branching over it.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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