branches off
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Men hacked loose branches off trees and piled them to be taken away, for fear they would become projectiles capable of claiming life or limb.
From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025
In such a tree, a root branches off to so-called child nodes that are connected by edges.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024
“I ended up cutting the branches off to get him to leave,” said Gonzalez, 61.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2024
Mark Schultz, its director, already can imagine some of the work ahead, refinding and marking research plots, replacing burned cables and destroyed instruments, clearing fallen trees and branches off trails and roads.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2023
Again, Abby leaned against the tree while Jonathan pulled fallen branches off the trail, making a path wide enough for them to walk side by side.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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