offshoot
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Call it nonna-stalgia—a culinary offshoot of the “grandmacore” aesthetic that has Gen Z picking up knitting needles, gardening gloves and sourdough starter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Mali imported Russia’s Wagner mercenaries in 2022, in a failed attempt to swiftly suffocate the local Islamist insurgency that has since emerged as al Qaeda’s most successful and resilient offshoot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
And Mercado Pago, the financial offshoot of Argentine e-commerce giant Mercado Libre, could get its license approved this year, according to Oxford Analytica.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
Take Back Power, which describes itself as a non‑violent civil resistance group, appears to be an offshoot of Just Stop Oil and has previously claimed responsibility for both incidents.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
Maybe you know that Rastafari is a small offshoot of the three main Abrahamic religions—Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
