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offshoot

[awf-shoot, of-] / ˈɔfˌʃut, ˈɒf- /


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The approach, once just the realm of professional matchmakers, is an offshoot of a broader cultural obsession with tracking just about everything, says Skyler Wang, an assistant sociology professor at McGill University.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

It’s unclear if the grant would go to the British-based organization or its international offshoot.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

His directives to writers pitching future “Boys” spinoffs are clear: The offshoot would have to be that scribe’s “passion project” and “totally distinct and unique from the others” in that franchise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 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

I trample over a wooden bridge that crosses a small garden river, an offshoot of the Golden Palace River that runs the perimeter of the palace grounds.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton


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