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offshoot

[awf-shoot, of-] / ˈɔfˌʃut, ˈɒf- /


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In 2023, McDonald’s introduced its CosMc’s offshoot to see how customers reacted to novelty drinks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The lawsuit further accuses Anderson of using two offshoot LLCs and a real estate company to funnel himself around $5 million in additional profits.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

The team believes this was an early offshoot of what is now the Azores mantle plume.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Nearly all those reported missing are members of the Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shia Islam that makes up about 10% of Syria's population and to which the ousted president belongs.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 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