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brown

Definition for brown

adjective as in of a dark color with a yellow-red hue

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The sight of browning, fallow land where prized wine grapes were grown has become more frequent.

The performer represents a population that’s been targeted by the current administration via unconstitutional sweeps of brown people in American cities, regardless of their immigration status.

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Wilson remembers when the club, now a mixed venue, was known as a sanctuary for the city’s Black and brown queer community.

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Conducted in mice, the research points to new possibilities for using brown fat to address metabolic conditions such as insulin resistance and obesity.

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It did not matter that day that I was born with brown skin, or who my parents were, or what faith tradition I was born into.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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