branches

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Instead, it’s inspired by the famous fig tree metaphor from Sylvia Plath’s “The Bell Jar,” where each plump and juicy fig, dangling deliciously on the branches, represents a different life path for the protagonist.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

The prophet was based in London but his Global Light Revival church already had branches in Manchester and Dublin.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Small ring molecules behave somewhat like bent branches under pressure.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

A blood-red tree descends, its skeletal branches and ropy roots suggesting veins and arteries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

As I watched, a tiny little wren dropped down from the branches of the red oak and lit on Daisy’s crippled leg.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls