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[braun] / braʊn /


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Every morning at 6am, 10-year-old Rafeef and her younger brother get ready for school, putting on their cream and brown uniforms.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Three rows of brown pleather armchairs facing a TV tuned to the American Heroes Channel were unusually empty on this afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Bats are invaluable in agriculture, gorging on pests that target crops — corn earworms, brown stink bugs, cucumber beetles and more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

While the increasingly popular annual competition is largely for fun, organisers say it is helpful in raising awareness of brown bears and their Alaskan habitats, as well as the risks they face from human activity.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

She and I were inseparable—literally—her golden brown beachy waves interwoven with my dark brown hair in one shared, thick braid.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Paramount Caviar’s kosher salmon roe adds a delicious salty, briny pop to deviled eggs, hash browns with whipped cream cheese and dill, or toast points with crème fraîche.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

As it turns out, even the most committed skeptic can be won over by a plate of greasy, crisp hash browns, a perfectly smoked brisket or a side of ranch.

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026

For the $4 breakfast bundle, customers can choose a sausage McMuffin or sausage biscuit, served with hash browns and a small coffee.

From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026

The difference in snow levels is night and day, with last year’s white peaks replaced by browns and greens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026

And now it’s Friday night, and I’m on my second plate of hash browns, and Martin won’t stop asking Abby questions.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

Fall is mellower, even if the hills might be a little browner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Unsurprisingly, we found that vision appeared to be quite important for navigating browner waters.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026

Mamdani's retort is that he's more like a Scandinavian politician, only browner.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025

The tofu cubes were deep golden on top, and even browner on the bottom where the Parmesan met the hot metal of the pan.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2023

Grace and Carol are browner, less pasty; their features are farther apart, their hair lighter.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

“I’m not going to be supportive of defunding cultural events in the brownest city in Orange County and making the public choose between celebrating our culture or giving mutual aid,” said Councilmember Johnathan Hernandez.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025

"I'd look at certain celebrities who've got like white decor in the house, I'm like, 'who would choose white? I've gone for the brownest brown so that it hides the dirt," she said.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2024

Young, rich Stephen Carlton Clark had married Susan Hun, descendant of brownest, trimmest Albany ancestors.

From Time Magazine Archive

I hug Spot, then look into his brownest eyes.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

In Hawaiian, “maka” means eyes, and Kumu Maka’s are the biggest and brownest.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Once the chicken is cooked, I pull it out to shred later, while the vegetables underneath — softened in chicken fat, lemon and all those browned juices — become the base of the soup.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

As for that $18.49 squash sauce, I browned some Italian sausage, boiled pasta, warmed the sauce and put a Caesar salad and good focaccia on the table.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Already this year, thousands of white spruce trees in the area around Wisley had browned leaves in early August, a sign they won’t cope with a hotter climate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Add the onions directly into the browned bits left behind in the pot and cook until softened and golden, about 6–8 minutes.

From Salon ● May 19, 2026

Bushes had sprung up everywhere; small huts were completely swallowed in browned grass.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I just want them a little drier, a little sturdier, with some browning around the edges.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

Even zoomed-out satellite imagery of western France shows a striking increase in the browning of land compared to last year.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

When the fruit is cut, bruised, or exposed to air, the enzyme helps trigger the browning reaction.

From Science Daily ● May 24, 2026

Less diner throwback, more quiet luxury: a deeply savory loaf built for structure and real browning, with bronzed edges and a plush, sliceable interior.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026

Over the lintel was affixed the ancient dragon’s skull, its browning sockets gazing down the corridor.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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