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  • present tense form of branch (3rd person singular).
  • plural of branch.
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"What started as a discovery in a single marine worm turned out to be a widespread capability shared by animals from very different branches of the tree of life."

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

Sainsbury's has suspended its use of live facial recognition technology at one of its London branches after a customer was wrongly challenged as a shoplifter and asked to leave.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

After a campaign over hundreds of years saw rivers tamed for commercial use, he urged a shift back "toward natural rivers featuring meandering branches and floodplains that retain water across the landscape".

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

In the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, Congress can find a definitive answer based on a longstanding agreement between the political branches backed by a century of precedent.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

He ducked into the shadows of a pine and parted the low branches.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman



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