Branch and Shift

Branch

Branch noun - A major outgrowth from the main stem of a woody plant.

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Shift and branch are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shift" instead a noun "Branch".

Shift noun - An action planned or taken to achieve a desired result.

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Branch and shift are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Branch" instead a noun "Shift".

Nearby Words: shifting, shifted, shifty, shiftiness, shifter

full	full branch	full shift
long	long branch	long shift
similar	similar branch	similar shift
complete	complete branch	complete shift
Other adjectives: original, single, sharp, entire, large, big, huge, main, new, major, minor, radical, different.

The most notable of the 12 is the New York branch, which serves in a "first among equals" role within the Fed - when the Fed decides to shift monetary policy, it does so through the New York branch.

Source: Useful Notes / American Money
Furthermore, each class has separate builds (which eventually branch into their own classes) that can shift it into another archetype entirely.

Source: An Adventurer Is You
Terumi liquidates the Kagutsuchi branch in this fashion in Continuum Shift, while Chronophantasma has every cauldron opened in the climax to do this on a worldwide scale.

Source: Franchise / BlazBlue

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