brawny

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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

Delightfully, when Moss-Bachrach’s brawny rock monster strolls to the deli to buy black-and-white cookies, he’s wearing a gargantuan pair of penny loafers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

But he was also a brawny man, and his grip was as inescapable as Falconer's.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood