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[broun] / braʊn /


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A sturdy bread: toasted sourdough, dark brown sandwich loaves, cornbread, seeded rye.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

Higher levels of carbon make water look brown because it’s basically dissolved plant matter that stains the water like tea leaves would.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

The disease was found in a migratory seabird, a brown skua, in remote Western Australia, Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said on Saturday.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

A pool journalist allowed to tour the inside of the plane reported that it features leather seats, plush carpets, wooden panelling and walls colored tan and light brown with shades of gold.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

Her eyes, brown like mine, stare into the wilderness.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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