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brass

[bras, brahs] / bræs, brɑs /


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The top brass of the ECB backed the management of the England team – Stokes, McCullum and Key.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

John Nagl, who strongly felt that the Army’s top brass were too hidebound to the old ways of warfighting—large-scale tank-and-infantry battles—and were blocking the promotions of officers who were fighting counterinsurgency battles in the field.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Nature shows up everywhere in her studio: rocks in glass jars, pieces of driftwood and tiny “forests” she’s made from glass, brass and walnut.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

In another study, the lab found that within these shared stories, certain musical moments—a swell of brass or a new melody—triggered shared plot points.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Kyle couldn’t move closer to examine the screen, because the area fifteen feet in front of it had been fenced off with a series of brass poles and velvet ropes.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein




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