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branches

  • plural of branch.
  • present tense form of branch (3rd person singular).

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He said he also provided a group of former veterans to be security guards for some of the bank’s branches.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Boreal forests are also supposed to burn on an infrequent basis, in order to open up certain pine cones and spread their seeds, or to clear out lower tree branches.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2026

The selected dinosaurs represented different evolutionary branches, body sizes, and anatomical features.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

That tree still stands with its major branches and half its trunk lopped off.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

Belle stomps, passing cottonwood trees, their brittle branches beginning to seed.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes