branches

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In acting, performers may now receive multiple nominations in the same category if their performances rank among the top vote-getters, aligning the category with other branches.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The earliest tetrapods, called stem tetrapods, eventually split into two major branches.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

“It was already difficult enough for people to understand who does what among the different branches of the Rothschild family,” she told Le Point, a French news magazine, in 2014.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

These branches adopted doctrines and systems to implement their portions of Assault Breaker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The dirt road was visible in places but he had to climb over downed trees and push through tangles of fallen branches in order to follow it.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret