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brawny

[braw-nee] / ˈbrɔ ni /


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BEIJING—China is embracing styles of passenger vehicle typically associated with the U.S.—the big SUV and brawny pickup truck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

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

Fortune does not favor the brawny, or people armed to the teeth, or one sex over another.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2025

Comedian Sean Patton plays Markie, the high school football coach, a brawny walking anachronism with surprising insights of his own.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

A gray fairy with mothlike wings chased a brawny minotaur out the front door with a scalding blast of steam from the end of her rod.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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