offshoot

Example Sentences

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Andrew Herscowitz, the chief executive of a unit established by a charitable offshoot of the Rockefeller Foundation to help 300 million Africans gain access to electricity by 2030, was invited to the summit.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nearly all those reported missing are members of the Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shia Islam that makes up about 10% of Syria's population and to which the ousted president belongs.

From BBC

Then he hopped down from the rock and led them downhill, down a winding offshoot trail toward a crevice behind the rock.

From Literature

Having fought US troops in Iraq, Al Sharaa set up an al-Qaeda offshoot in Syria, which was in fact fiercely opposed to IS though the groups had similar roots.

From BBC

Weir, a cornerstone of the California psychedelic rock group and many of its offshoots, passed away after a battle with cancer and lung issues, according to a post on his Instagram.

From BBC