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branchlets

noun

plural of branchlet

as in limbs

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Heavy-duty mechanical hinges connect titanium-alloy limbs to a protective casing of carbon fiber, enabling smooth, deliberate strides on brutish red legs.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 July 2026
Benefits were even more significant for women who remained consistent in their resistance training long-term and trained both the upper and lower limbs.

— Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 23 July 2026

Definition of limbs

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Pruning should be done to control height and spread and should be done immediately after fruit harvest so that new flower-producing shoots can immediately begin to grow.

— Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 July 2026
That boost came largely from online content shoots, which rose by 47%.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of shoots

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One exhibit brings together the then-future president’s buckskin jacket and pants, his rifle, Tiffany knife, his spurs, and his branding irons.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
But aside from gifting Zane with spurs, Beth’s more or less a spectator through all of the Jackson family drama.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 19 June 2026

Definition of spurs

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Citizens is closing at least 100 of its supermarket outposts, replacing about half with standalone, full-service branches.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 24 July 2026
After a final briefing from Atimnedi, the exercise kicked off as officials directed three giraffes into waiting trucks, where tree branches were mounted for the giraffes to chew during the journey.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Definition of branches

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The Spartacus alum landed the lead role in Marvel’s Wolverine, the new title from the makers at Insomniac Games, set in the same sector of the universe as Marvel’s Spider-Man and its gaming offshoots.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
But, of course, the ultimate sell, the one that would carry such businesses and their offshoots through feast and especially famine, was the optimism of opportunity itself, a shot at the good life in crazy times, for sellers and customers both.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

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