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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 There’ve been so many games within the franchise, so many spin-offs. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026 Ricochet is best known for The Repair Shop, a heartwarming BBC series that has been running for a decade and spawned several spin-offs. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 The iconic science fiction series, which has spawned a myriad of spin-offs and feature films (not to mention all the merch), has inspired countless engineers, scientists and space fans over six decades. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026 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

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The companies are regulated on the federal level by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, which has historically focused on overseeing soybean futures and oil derivatives.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
What is really putting a lot of pressure on the markets right now are derivatives and refined products.

— Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 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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