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spin-offs

noun

plural of spin-off

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something that naturally develops or is developed from something else a spin-off of the popular television series

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Recent Examples of spin-offs Structural remedies refer to divestitures, spin-offs and other changes to the makeup of the combined company. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 Sequels, spin-offs, and remakes abounded, many of them starring Lam Ching-ying, who played the Taoist priest in Lau’s original. — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026 To retain and expand audiences, game studios often enhance their IPs through sequels, prequels and spin-offs instead of releasing new projects. — Roman Gurskiy, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 About the Honeywell spin-offs Honeywell Technologies has over 1,100 employees in Charlotte and more than 50,000 employees total. — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026 That durability is especially striking given the carnage elsewhere in late night, especially among shows that were, literally or in spirit, spin-offs from The Daily Show. — Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026 Those latter two franchises both have a credible claim to the title, but the glut of subpar sequels and spin-offs has diluted their magic. — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026 It's been a multiple-step process, including spin-offs and divestitures, over the past three years of Kapur at the helm. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 4 June 2026 Sci-fi spin-offs can be a mixed bag. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 June 2026

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That's the view of Citadel Securities head of equity and equity derivatives strategy Scott Rubner, who wrote to clients on Monday that the bullish setup that carried the S&P to records in August is changing.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Goldman analyst James Yaro maintained his Buy rating and set a $124 target on Robinhood, citing growth in newer lines of business, including derivatives and prediction markets.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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And woven into every page and at each chapter heading are gorgeous language derivations.

— The Know, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
Large Language Models often struggle with precise derivations and calculations in theoretical physics, sometimes exhibiting inconsistent reasoning.

— Paul Sutter, Space.com, 22 Mar. 2026

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