outgrowth
Example Sentences
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At UCLA, the new department is an outgrowth of a longstanding minor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The relationship is an outgrowth of the early-1990s Gulf War, when the U.S. led a multinational coalition that expelled Iraqi troops from Kuwait after a brutal invasion and occupation by its neighbor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The injured tissue produced substantial neurite outgrowth, meaning the long extensions that allow neurons to communicate began growing again.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2026
They also clarify the damage wrought by our collective amnesia and our refusal to learn from history – an outgrowth of our propensity to view our place in history from an exceptionalist perspective.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2025
Nor does it necessarily contradict our explanation of fertility magic, of which it can be seen as a late outgrowth.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
