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brown

[broun] / braʊn /


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The team examined 56 japonica rice cultivars collected from across Japan, including brown, red, green, and black varieties.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

The other day, I grated two enormous zucchini into a bowl containing a quarter-can of pumpkin, brown sugar, cocoa powder and enough chopped bittersweet chocolate to make the whole operation look suspiciously like brownie batter.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2026

Manhunters morph to fit in with the population around them, but the skin your character chooses is that of a brown Indian woman.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

They shimmer from the pages like bright bits of stained glass, and their names are equally enchanting: common blue, painted lady, Queen of Spain fritillary, black-veined white and northern brown argus, among others.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Elliot’s dark brown eyes narrowed into angry slits.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

They fell in love with the hash browns at Waffle House.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 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

"I don't mean rainbow colors, but you know, dark browns or tan colors because that tells us something about the composition, and that tells us something about the history of the Moon."

From Barron's Apr. 5, 2026

The primary colors are drab grays and ugly browns.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

I identify all the smaller pigments—the rich browns and tans and whites—that help make the hue bright and uniform.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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

Melanomas typically look darker or browner than basal cell carcinomas, Connolly said, but patients should bring any lesion they’re worried about to a dermatologist’s attention.

From Seattle Times Mar. 24, 2024

He was part French, like Deydey, but browner than Fishtail.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

“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

He ate the biggest, brownest and best parts of the chicken at every Sunday meal.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

I hug Spot, then look into his brownest eyes.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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

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

Sauté onions and garlic in olive oil, add ground chicken and cook until almost browned, then pour in tomato sauce and let everything simmer.

From Salon May 22, 2026

“Go hungry, then,” Matty told him, laughing, and finished the browned, glistening fish himself.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 11, 2025

One afternoon Chew Wong opened the oven door and was leaning in, on tiptoe, to see whether a cake was browning on all sides.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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