offshoot

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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

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

Fan favorites Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo return in this slightly edgier ‘NCIS’ offshoot set in foreign locations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The Druze are a community in Syria, Lebanon, Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, whose religion is an offshoot of Shia Islam with its own unique identity and beliefs.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

To Roosevelt, the first settlement of Painted Rock Cave demonstrated that the Amazon forest was not settled by a copy or offshoot of Clovis.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann