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brawny

[braw-nee] / ˈbrɔ ni /


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These signals piggyback on the brawny Bang & Olufsen audio system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 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

“Gladiator II” is an “enjoyably dumb sequel to the brawny Ridley Scott epic that won the best picture Oscar nearly a quarter-century ago,” writes Times columnist Glenn Whipp.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2024

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

A teacher burst into the circle, a brawny man with a whistle around his neck.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman




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