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brass

[bras, brahs] / bræs, brɑs /


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The invigorating brass or woody bass of salsa, son and cha-cha-cha are all but gone.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

A brass band works down the block and stops at the park outside.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

The silver, pewter and brass items were taken from the 16th Century manor house at Baddesley Clinton in Warwickshire, on 30 July.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Researchers also found a pair of broken glasses; an IV needle with a bottle topper; a brass item with writing, perhaps a cigarette case; and a button with Japanese-looking iconography.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

We even sold the green marble mantle clock with the twin brass cupids.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The brasses, which Honeck put to ominous use in the Tchaikovsky, snarled and shone, and the horns traced rainbow arcs over the stage in the Rachmaninoff.

From New York Times Apr. 14, 2024

Their sound has a lovely finish: softly molded winds, round-toned brasses, strings that never turn strident.

From New York Times Jan. 22, 2024

While there were moments of piquancy and verve in the winds and brasses, the strings tamped out little flashes of fire and spark in favor of a plusher, more rounded sound.

From New York Times Apr. 19, 2023

"Several thousand brasses and other artefacts - collectively known as the 'Benin Bronzes' - were taken by the British, and subsequently sold off in London to recoup the costs of the military mission."

From BBC Dec. 14, 2022

The harness was polished and the horse brasses glittered like gold.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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