brown
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Most diamond frogs look brown at first, but several species have vivid markings that remain hidden until the frogs move.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
FX’s new murder-mystery show “The Shards” opens with the protagonist, Bret Easton Ellis, narrating an outfit he wore to the movies: a brown Ralph Lauren shirt with white accents, Calvin Klein bluejeans and Gucci loafers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The Palace of Versailles, south of the French capital Paris, appears as an island of trees surrounded by brown fields in these images.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Video footage showed deputies assisting wildlife officials as they carried the tranquilized animal to a brown cage to transport it out of the area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Her eyes, brown like mine, stare into the wilderness.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
They fell in love with the hash browns at Waffle House.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
As it turns out, even the most committed skeptic can be won over by a plate of greasy, crisp hash browns, a perfectly smoked brisket or a side of ranch.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
But I love a boiled egg in the morning with either avocado or hash browns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
"I don't mean rainbow colors, but you know, dark browns or tan colors because that tells us something about the composition, and that tells us something about the history of the Moon."
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
If I’m lucky, Mama Ya-Ya will make grits or hash browns, too.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Elsewhere, the data highlights more localised hotspots of stress around Peterborough, Lincolnshire and parts of mid and east Devon, where fields also appear significantly browner than a year ago.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
We believe that’s because walleye, for example, have a specialized retina that helps them see in browner waters with poorer visibility.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026
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
The Harfoots were browner of skin, smaller, and shorter, and they were beardless and bootless; their hands and feet were neat and nimble; and they preferred highlands and hillsides.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
“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
In Hawaiian, “maka” means eyes, and Kumu Maka’s are the biggest and brownest.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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
The dish, made of browned ground beef, rice and basically whatever else you have on hand, has inspired hundreds of posts since January.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
It needs only a brief bloom — fragrant, not browned.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026
Case in point: Stevens’ recipe for a decadent baked, stuffed tomato that’s generously filled with herbed breadcrumbs, creamy stracciatella and browned chorizo.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
Stew beef and mushrooms sizzle in butter and herbs until browned.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2025
Our potato tikkis have browned beautifully on both sides, sizzling with the aroma of cilantro and olive oil.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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
Brook trout abundance was not affected by freshwater browning.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026
When the fruit is cut, bruised, or exposed to air, the enzyme helps trigger the browning reaction.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2026
And browning, as we know, is one of flavor’s favorite party tricks.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026
The freeway slipped past them: browning grass meadows on each side of them.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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