outgrowth
Example Sentences
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His blunder is captured in the false proposition that birthright citizenship “crossed the Atlantic with the colonists—and was adopted with little fanfare after the Revolution” as an outgrowth of the common law of England.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 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
Reiner resigned in 2006 as chairman of California’s First 5 commission, an outgrowth of Proposition 10, after Times reporting raised questions about the use of tax dollars to promote Proposition 82.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
At one level, you could look at the moment we’re experiencing now as an outgrowth or culmination of that force.
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2025
This complaint was an outgrowth of the lab’s chronic shortcoming: the lack of time for basic scientific experimentation.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
