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brown

[broun] / braʊn /


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His unruly brown hair is beginning to gray and the stocky build he had as a player has filled out a bit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

And despite owning a pair of his own, brown Oxfords that he keeps under his desk at work, he didn’t seem taken with the president’s taste either.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

“I just thought, well, there we go. I’m just never going to wear brown shoes,” said Raath, who now runs his own consulting firm, the Ambition Company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

There, I was served edible “leaves” on a bed of dead, brown leaves.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Auntie Bernadette cut a piece of brown paper bag into a large square and drew a map on it.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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