Example Sentences

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Branches in Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon are singled out for a 30-day review, though the order isn’t limited to them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Branches had fallen and a few houses on the main stretch had burned.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025

Branches have been more likely to close in disadvantaged areas.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2023

Branches splay out widely and become roosting places for choirs of myna birds.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2023

Branches and fronds kept smacking poor Otto, but he seemed to take it in stride.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer