“About 20 of our branches have high numbers of violent or disruptive incidents out of our 100. And of nine and a half million visits, there were about 300 that involved a violent incident,” Daly says.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/9641211/violence-canadian-libraries/

Acacia ants will swarm over branches and bite elephants or giraffes who try to eat the leaves of the whistling thorn (Acacia drepanolobium).

Source: https://southafricatoday.net/environment/in-kenya-vicious-ants-are-nesting-birds-best-neighbors-study-finds/

According to its website, Happy Science, a new age organisation that draws inspiration from “all the various religions,” has over 700 branches and temples as well as 10,000 missionary homes spread across 166 different nations.

Source: https://ksusentinel.com/2023/03/02/ryuho-okawa-founder-of-happy-science-religious-group-died-at-the-age-of-66/

According to the Financial Services Union between June 2017 and June 2022 over 1600 bank branches were closed across Australia.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12313193/Commonwealth-Bank-customer-cash-NAB-cashless.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

According to the Philadelphia Business Journal, the branches being closed are in Clementon, Princeton, Hamilton, and Robbinsville.

Source: https://nj1015.com/several-nj-bank-branches-are-closing-in-2023/

According to the proprietor of a city hospital, a daily expenditure of almost Rs 46,000 is being incurred by the hospital to run the generators in the hospital’s two branches.

Source: https://theshillongtimes.com/2023/05/25/locals-flag-concern-as-power-blues-continue/

Across its High Street brands —Bank of Scotland, Halifax and Lloyds — it has far more branches than any other rival: 1,319 compared to NatWest's 738. But a ruthless cull is predicted.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/saving/article-11939387/Big-banks-plot-axe-8-10-branches-Armageddon-High-Street.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Adding three new branches in three new markets means more people will now have access to our unique, mission-focused brand of banking.”

Source: https://talkbusiness.net/2023/02/southern-bancorp-completes-acquisition-of-premier-bank-in-northeast-arkansas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=southern-bancorp-completes-acquisition-of-premier-bank-in-northeast-arkansas

A Domestic Violence Handbook, completed through support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), was issued to each officer, as well as the divisional branches of the force.

Source: https://jis.gov.jm/jcfs-ability-to-respond-to-domestic-violence-strengthened-kingston-july-22-jis/

After numerous failed attempts to lure the feline down, staff thought he had made his own way down from the silver birch tree, but he was found high in the branches once again days later on the following Tuesday (September 19).

Source: https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/owners-astonished-lucky-cat-found-8793752

Ahmad said that there were 31 DMBs with 4,603 branches as at October 2022.

Source: https://guardian.ng/news/bank-customers-decry-scarcity-of-redesigned-naira-notes-cbn-reacts/

All Louisiana colleges, technical schools and military branches were invited to share their information with more than 300 juniors and seniors from throughout the parish.

Source: https://www.americanpress.com/2023/10/20/photo-gallery-eff-davis-parish-college-and-career-fair/

“A lot of teamwork and coordination is required, as we work with other military branches, as well as federal, state, and local responders.

Source: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/449086/we-show-up-peoples-worst-days-113th-fss-receives-national-fsrt-certification

Although it may be worth mentioning that potentially fatal threats to mighty elms are often observed first in the branches.

Source: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/columnists/5242174/what-a-week-a-frosty-family-feud-and-nightclub-ice-lollies/

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says he does not feel betrayed by some branches who dumped him at the party’s 55th national conference last month.

Source: https://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2023-01-04-there-is-no-betrayal-in-the-anc-says-ramaphosa-after-being-dumped-by-some-branches-at-elective-conference/

“And a healthy, stable and clear relationship between the branches of government is a supreme value, as well.”

Source: https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/03/12/denouncing-israels-judicial-reforms-wont-have-the-effect-herzog-desires/

And what makes the court’s power grabs and lack of ethical accountability all the more objectionable is that the justices, unlike the major players in our other branches of government, are unelected and life-tenured.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-07-13/supreme-court-john-roberts-jackie-calmes

Any side branches that grow straight up should be removed.

Source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/mar/18/gardening-with-allen-early-pruning-helps-trees-shrubs/

As a result, the chain is set to close dozens of branches, with more already shut for good this year.

Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/23367845/major-high-street-brands-close-argos-hsbc-iceland-newlook/

As a result, the Marine Corps is currently without a confirmed leader for the first time in a century, and many other promotions, transfers and reassignments in all branches are in limbo.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2023-07-16/tommy-tuberville-takes-the-military-hostage-over-abortion