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offshoot

[awf-shoot, of-] / ˈɔfˌʃut, ˈɒf- /


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In childhood, RZA had adopted the name Rakeem and embraced the teachings of the mystical offshoot of the Nation of Islam called the Five Percenters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 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

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

IS-K, the group which admitted the attack, is an offshoot of IS which seeks to establish a Muslim caliphate across Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Iran.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Some passed the castle to their own sons and grandsons, and offshoot branches of House Stark had arisen; the Greystarks had lasted the longest, holding the.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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