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brown

[braun] / braʊn /


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"The context of this is how black and brown people are treated when they enter public life," he told reporters gathered outside the court.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Flores, who wore the same brown prison jumpsuit as Maduro, said: "I am completely innocent, I am not guilty."

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Near the upper center of the scene, the Po Valley stands out as a broad expanse of green and brown.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

"When we think of stars interacting with planets or brown dwarfs, the picture is always that the star eventually swallows the other thing," says Kevin Burdge, assistant professor of physics at MIT.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

It’s a small, brown, old-fashioned kind of chest.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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

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

The lounge at Rosie’s restaurant was filled with overstuffed chairs, couches, and shag carpet, all in dust-covered browns, oranges, and yellows.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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

The tofu cubes were deep golden on top, and even browner on the bottom where the Parmesan met the hot metal of the pan.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 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

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

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

Sauté onions and garlic in olive oil, add ground chicken and cook until almost browned, then pour in tomato sauce and let everything simmer.

From Salon ● May 22, 2026

Add the chorizo and cook, breaking it apart with a spoon, until browned and slightly crisp at the edges, about 5–7 minutes.

From Salon ● May 19, 2026

“Leave the browned cabbage in the basket. It makes no sense to save a head with only a few good leaves.”

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

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

The powder clings beautifully to potatoes before roasting, the dried dairy helping to encourage browning while the herbs perfume every bite.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

The sight of browning, fallow land where prized wine grapes were grown has become more frequent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025

One afternoon Chew Wong opened the oven door and was leaning in, on tiptoe, to see whether a cake was browning on all sides.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey


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