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On 21 September 2001, he was arrested by the Metropolitan Police's anti-terror branch and detectives began questioning him.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Some people may object and say they have indeed received free advice from their brokerage — they have called up and talked to a representative, or met with somebody at a local branch.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
HTS was earlier known as al-Nusra Front and was formerly the branch of Al-Qaeda in Syria.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
China’s universities turned out students specializing in computer vision, a branch of computer science that tries to teach machines to see as humans do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
I draw a tree, each branch a line where I add a new announcement.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for all branches of Bank Melli to close, but its Dubai locations remain open.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Those in the firing line came from various branches of the military.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Footage shared by the broadcaster, which AFP was unable to immediately verify, showed rushing water carrying tree branches and debris, as well as a flooded road.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The BBC has spoken to six people who previously worked at three branches of MPK.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
I lead the way, calling out when to duck, twist, and turn past sharp branches that reach out for us like zombie fingers.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Other automakers have branched out in similar ways in recent decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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 researchers also found that prototypic B cells branched directly from macrophages after mast cells had already separated.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
From time to time other tracks crossed it or branched from it.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
One person sits in concentrated silence at each window, another perched in the back of the pick-up truck, ducking for the occasional limb branching from trees which rise around us.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 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
He is contemplating branching out into skilled-trade professions like welders, plumbers and construction superintendents, which he considers less vulnerable to automation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
After a short stint in his brother's plastics business, he launched the flagship family conglomerate that bears his name in 1988 by branching out into the export trade.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
In the center is the Cornucopia on its circle of sand with the twelve strips branching out from it.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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