branching
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
Nerve cells engineered to produce high amounts of FTL1 developed simplified structures, forming short, single extensions instead of the complex, branching networks seen in healthy cells.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
The humble filled egg is just one of many Easter staples on the shelves that seem to be branching out into all sorts of flavours.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
But the case is branching off into some new directions.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
Hemmen-cones littered the branching paths, the wind was scented with hemmen-pollen, and all the houses were built of the dark hemmen-wood.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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