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brownie

[brau-nee] / ˈbraʊ ni /
NOUN
fairy
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Plenty of people live healthily while occasionally treating themselves to a brownie or tiramisu.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

“China gets a lot of goodwill brownie points throughout the region with what they’re doing with Cuba,” said Jorge Piñón, who studies Cuban energy at the University of Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

I always love to have a decaf espresso with dessert, which is either a brownie sundae or banana pudding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

"I didn't really know what a cake or a doughnut or a brownie was until I started having after-school parties in California," she says.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

So Dwight ran off to grab another brownie and Cotton held the wishbone out to me.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

Her boyfriend got it from BadAsh Bakes, the viral bakery based in Pasadena best known for its cinnamon rolls, cookies, brownies and layer cakes.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

"There's nothing for the kids, no clubs, no brownies or scouts," she says.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

More than 1,000 items will be sold under the new label, Amazon said, including eggs, honey, potatoes, rice and brownies, with most priced under $5.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025

The dark chocolate-covered cashews can also be crushed up and included in homemade cookies or topped on freshly-baked fudgy brownies.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2025

Stifling a laugh Dimple reached for one of the totally innocent brownies and took a bite.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon


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