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brass

[bras, brahs] / bræs, brɑs /


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A celebration of homegrown creativity includes a brass band Prom with Yorkshire's Black Dyke Band, making their sixth appearance at the festival.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Musicians can develop a dystonia that affects their ability to form their mouths around brass or wind instruments.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

He thought back to the brass bands of his youth, and the result was 1967’s “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

He goes in for proclamatory melody, each note an event, when punched out by brass and lower string like hammering spikes in the ground.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

To help fund the war effort, the Hitler Youth went door-to-door, collecting brass, copper, scrap metal, razor blades, paper, and bottles to be recycled.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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