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  • plural of brain.
  • present tense form of brain (3rd person singular).
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A mischievous 1961 article in Time magazine described All Souls College as a sanctum sanctorum “where the best brains of Oxford are preserved—in alcohol.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

The news that “Stranger Things” debuted 10 years ago and “Hannah Montana” is nearly old enough to drink kills off a few neurons in the parts of their brains that insist they’re still young.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

There were 338 brains donated to study, and 315 of them had evidence of CTE, a brain disorder that can happen because of repeated injuries to the head.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

That means, at minimum, the rate of CTE was 24.5 percent if none of the brains that weren't examined would have shown CTE.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

I thought Camille and I were the brains of this investigation, but Andre is proving me wrong.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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