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brown

[braun] / braʊn /


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The thick, brown spread was invented in the Victorian capital of Melbourne more than a century ago as an alternative to the British spread Marmite.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

The newly identified object orbits this brown dwarf, creating a remarkable arrangement in which a massive satellite circles an object that itself revolves around a star.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

Seated in a brown leather armchair while holding a coffee mug, Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee lays claim to his Muslim faith in straightforward, affecting terms.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Bobby Pulido, in brown vest and white cowboy hat, upper left, takes a photo with rallygoers after speaking on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Jeff shrugged, dropping his brown bag on the table.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

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

The meat browns, the tortilla crisps, and when you flip it, everything holds together like it was always meant to.

From Salon ● May 22, 2026

Breakfast options include the sausage McMuffin, sausage biscuit, sausage burrito, hash browns, and a medium coffee—all at under $3 each.

From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026

Hansen was drawn to the beautiful shades of blues, greens and browns that the surface reveals if you’re patient enough.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

Those big browns were looking up at the Crash Man.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

Elsewhere, the data highlights more localised hotspots of stress around Peterborough, Lincolnshire and parts of mid and east Devon, where fields also appear significantly browner than a year ago.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

We found that in browner waters, fish often grow more slowly.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026

More than a few bore tans so dark that they were browner than me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025

Yukon is the smallest and browner, while Marty and Monty are gray.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2023

Manchee jumps out with a waxy squirrel drooping in his mouth, bigger and browner than the ones from the swamp.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

“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

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

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

I hug Spot, then look into his brownest eyes.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The caramels’ deep notes of browned butter and toasted vanilla is almost savory on the finish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The anchovy sizzled itself into the oil coating those browned alliums.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

Bacon and a little onion get browned first; low-moisture mozzarella supplies the requisite cheese pull while provolone gives it a little more character.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 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

They break through the sunflowers toward the cottage, stepping through Aaron’s rod, wild carrot, all the leaves browned from frost.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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

Now she was moving away to a land she knew little of, except the skillet of olive oil with crumbles of garlic and pine nuts browning on the stove.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye


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