Brahmin
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The portfolio, which was known as Markel Ventures until last year, includes Lansing, a building-products distributor; Brahmin, a maker of high-end handbags; and Eagle, a Virginia home builder.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Richard Henry Dana was a Boston Brahmin and a Harvard man who took to sea on an ordinary merchant ship.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2025
The authors describe how Irawati, a Chitpavan Brahmin from a traditionally vegetarian upper-caste Hindu community, bravely ate partially raw meat offered by a tribal leader she wished to study.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2025
In his 2021 book Woke Inc., he wrote about his family’s position as Brahmin, often considered the highest of Hindu castes.
From Slate • Nov. 9, 2023
The priest is a friend ofMoushumi’s parents, an anesthesiologist who happens to be a Brahmin.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Vocabulary lists containing Brahmin
Siddhartha
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Chapters 3–4
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History of India - Middle School and High School
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