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brawny

[braw-nee] / ˈbrɔ ni /


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Key details: Consumer spending, the chief engine of the economy, grew at a brawny 3.5% rate in third quarter.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

In less than a decade, he revived the western with his smash hit “Yellowstone” and spun out a Sheridan-verse of shows with brawny characters in heartland settings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

He’s also played by Cena, a retiring professional wrestler who embodies the white American male ideal – brawny, handsome, a good guy.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2025

As players led a brawny ape and a cartwheeling monkey through jungles, ancient ruins and snowscapes, they were treated to a musical smorgasbord of atmospheric tunes.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2024

One was brawny, with a massive jut of jaw and arms thick with muscle.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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