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something that naturally develops or is developed from something else
opened a shop selling fancy foods as an offshoot of their very successful restaurant
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Recent Examples of offshoot
The north is home to the most scenic sandy beaches and a collection of properties for vacationers looking for an island getaway, like the Halekulani Okinawa, an offshoot of the iconic original in Waikiki Beach.
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Dana Givens, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
Police at first thought the double murder was connected to the playground shooting, which occurred seven minutes earlier, and that they were each sparked by ongoing tensions between the notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and an offshoot, Anti-Tren.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2024
The location is also home to the first outpost of Café Utopia Drei Berge, the culinary offshoot of the luxurious Swiss mountain retreat Drei Berge Hotel that Touhami bought and revamped last year out of his passion for mountains and hiking.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
This tool, described as an offshoot of the company's Gemini large language model, is designed to assist employees with coding and product development tasks.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Dana Givens, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
Police at first thought the double murder was connected to the playground shooting, which occurred seven minutes earlier, and that they were each sparked by ongoing tensions between the notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and an offshoot, Anti-Tren.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2024
The location is also home to the first outpost of Café Utopia Drei Berge, the culinary offshoot of the luxurious Swiss mountain retreat Drei Berge Hotel that Touhami bought and revamped last year out of his passion for mountains and hiking.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
This tool, described as an offshoot of the company's Gemini large language model, is designed to assist employees with coding and product development tasks.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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After donning an optional medical-grade polyethylene glove or foot cover – again, to help prevent infection – the patient places the affected limb in the basin for anywhere from 30 minutes to three hours, depending on the severity of the frostbite.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
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Stillness here means not moving the limbs, neck, eyelids, etc.Joseph Sudhip, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Hormonal factors: Male-pattern baldness is associated with androgens, particularly dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a derivative of testosterone.Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
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Retinol, a vitamin A derivative, is a top-tier ingredient for tackling body acne.Deanna Pai, Allure, 13 Dec. 2024
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The anti-Assad group leading the assault, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, is an outgrowth of Al Qaeda, and is believed by the U.S. to still have significant ties.Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
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The conflict began in 2011 as an outgrowth of the regional Arab Spring movement, with protests against the Assad regime that quickly mutated into an insurgency after the regime’s brutal crackdown.Joshua Keating, Vox, 5 Dec. 2024
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But just keep in mind that is the derivation of the three-point shot.Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
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One focus of the program will be on work related to organic matter in the early stages of consideration as alternatives for design and manufacturing—things like algae, mycelium, and derivations of living organisms like insects—as structure for bioplastics, textiles, and pigment.Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2024
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Christmas Eve enjoy a prix fixe menu that includes a ham carving station, chicken, deviled eggs, potato rolls, roasted carrots, Brussel sprouts, crudité, dips and dessert.Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
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Vegetables: Beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, collards, horseradish, lettuce, mustard, onions, peas, radicchio, radishes, spinach, Swiss chard and turnips.Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
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This, combined with new and streamlined venues for retail investors to participate in the growing demand for a variety of spot, derivate, and synthetic funds and indices is set to continue push crypto ETF access to new heights.Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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This difference in how derivate suit settlements can be treated could reduce the need for Nevada corporations to purchase Side A D&O insurance compared to Delaware corporations.Priya Cherian Huskins, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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But a promotion tied to the 25th anniversary of Spongebob Squarepants has been a green shoot for the burger chain.Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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That year, the founders did a shoot with legendary model and journalist Benedetta Barzini, who remains a friend of the brand and features also in the images promoting the new collection.Sandra Salibian, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
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The trend is based on historical gains in healthcare employment relative to population growth, with extra weight to the 65-and-over population.Bill Conerly, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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That figure missed the 4.6% increase expected by a Reuters poll, and is markedly lower than the 4.8% growth recorded in October.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Offshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offshoot. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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