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brown

[braun] / braʊn /


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Once everything has developed some color, stir in a brown or mushroom gravy packet, a splash of stock and a generous quantity of frozen mixed vegetables.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

During the crash, his brown Maserati convertible collided with an unoccupied Tesla, according to the criminal complaint filed in July.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

"Our vote is our voice, and it's up to you to ensure that our voice is heard," added Springsteen, wearing a brown flannel shirt.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

“These days you often get a brown sauce substitute. You’ve got to take your own.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

It was a man “dressed in a white cravat, and a brown coat of the olden style.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Dry heat browns, evaporates and concentrates while you go do something else.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

Paramount Caviar’s kosher salmon roe adds a delicious salty, briny pop to deviled eggs, hash browns with whipped cream cheese and dill, or toast points with crème fraîche.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

For the $4 breakfast bundle, customers can choose a sausage McMuffin or sausage biscuit, served with hash browns and a small coffee.

From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026

The primary colors are drab grays and ugly browns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

She kept her back to us as she chopped potatoes and onions for hash browns.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

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

Yukon is the smallest and browner, while Marty and Monty are gray.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2023

Cook at 350 to 375 degrees — the higher temp will get you a browner, crisper top — for 40 minutes to an hour, depending on your dish and the ingredients.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 31, 2022

He was not pale, just noticeably less brown, though everyone was a shade browner from being constantly in the sun.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III

“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

The caramels’ deep notes of browned butter and toasted vanilla is almost savory on the finish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Once everything is properly roasted, I add just enough broth to loosen the browned, sticky bits from the bottom of the pot.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 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

Season the skirt steak with salt and black pepper, then sear in batches until deeply browned around the edges, about 2–3 minutes per side.

From Salon ● May 19, 2026

Aunty Ifeoma stopped to pluck at some browned leaves in the garden as we walked to the car, muttering that the harmattan was killing her plants.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

But when I want depth, sweetness, browning and the kind of flavor that tastes like something has been cooking much longer than it actually has, I start by roasting.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

But freshwater browning doesn’t affect all species of fish equally.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026

And browning, as we know, is one of flavor’s favorite party tricks.

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026

My shadow stretched across the browning lawn as shadow Yuki trotted ahead.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence


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