as in to part
to go or move in different directions from a central point
the vine branched out as it climbed the trellis
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The move also comes on the same day Angel City parted ways with head coach Alexander Strauss and traded rising star Kennedy Fuller to Bay FC.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026 -
Instead of seeing that through, Sorsby put the controversy of him playing in 2026 to bed by parting ways with Texas Tech and entering the supplemental draft.—
Nick Harris
June 18,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
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By 58% to 42%, those surveyed said Americans were mostly separated by different values, not bound by shared ones.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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De la Espriella strikes reassuring tone With only a few hundred thousand votes separating the two candidates, De la Espriella used his victory speech to try to calm his critics.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Lombardo has taken healthcare stances in his first term that diverge from the typical Republican playbook.—
Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Executive vice president of basketball operations Bryson Graham has given no indication that the Bulls will look to diverge from this top four, which means the Bulls will land the final member of this group on Tuesday.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
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“Branch (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/branch%20%28out%29. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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