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branches

  • plural
    of branch.
    branch
    noun
    a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
  • present tense form
    of branch (3rd person singular).
    branch
    noun
    a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.

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The world’s largest personal-computer maker is increasingly being viewed as both an AI infrastructure and AI device play as it branches out beyond computers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 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

Each group branches off as they meet the sand with enough equipment to establish a civilization for one night.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

When scientists exposed laboratory-grown neurons to blood plasma collected from participants after the retreat, the neurons developed longer branches and formed more connections.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

“They’re not tree branches, Duane—they’re antlers,” she explained while she flipped through the pages of one of her large books.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el