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brass

[bras, brahs] / bræs, brɑs /


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A brass band played lively jazz, while a man made giant bubbles with a pair of sticks and clowns sold balloon animals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

He added, “it is clear that CBS brass is engaged in a near-constant level of editorial interference that would have previously been unthinkable.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 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

Reality TV star and actor Tobi Bakre brought Yoruba royalty to the carpet dressed in the traditional agbada designed by Deji and Kola with a custom made brass staff.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

The machine's warmth radiated as if the sun had been twisted into brass.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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