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  • present tense form of brain (3rd person singular).
  • plural of brain.

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To investigate, researchers analyzed 149 cancer-driving genes in brain tissue samples from 190 people with Alzheimer's disease and compared them with samples from 121 healthy brains.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

Multitasking is a reality of modern life, yet scientists have long debated what is actually happening inside our brains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Human brains function on a pretty strict use-it-or-lose-it policy: When they’re not engaged, they start to atrophy.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

As “Contapposto” arrives at its beautiful, life-affirming conclusion, we are left pondering the significance of artistic endeavor in a world that commodifies everything, including our bodies and brains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

And it was already hot enough to fry your brains through your hat.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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