brown

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It has tubs of brown butter, frozen flat or portioned into little pucks, ready to make a weeknight bowl of noodles taste as if someone planned better than you did.

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2026

During winter, when trees and shrubs have lost their leaves, the insects' oothecae, brown, spongy egg cases measuring about 2 to 3 cm, become easy to spot on branches.

From Science Daily • Jul. 11, 2026

A broom tucked into a corner explains the unusual tidiness of the space, disturbed only by a glass bottle and a brown puddle in the middle of the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

"We are now at the point where we need to ask customers to help by hanging up the hosepipe, letting lawns go brown, cars go dirty and using water even more wisely," he added.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026

At one of these I was handed a brown paper envelope.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom