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Brahman

[brah-muhn] / ˈbrɑ mən /


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Victoria’s Secret star Stam, 40, moved from the Big Apple to Maui during the pandemic, alongside her husband, Brahman Turner, and their two children.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026

A couple of Brahman cows stand in a field before it cuts to the Texas town’s historic downtown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2023

Following the development of Buddhism, how did changes in Brahmanism reduce the influence and prestige of the Brahman class as it evolved into Hinduism?

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

The supreme being from whom the universe emerged, Brahman, appears in the ancient sacred writings known as the Vedas without gender.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2022

He had taken his shirt off to bathe, and I could see draped over his left shoulder the sacred thread given to Brahman boys when they come of age.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

Those at the extremes of wealth and poverty, the Brahmans and the Pariah, respectively, were largely exempt.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Hill also has Herefords, an English breed known for its fertility, as well as Beefmasters, a composite breed of Herefords, Brahmans and Shorthorn cattle that are more tolerant of drought.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2021

“Among Brahmans, it’s almost expected that you do white-collar jobs,” says Julie Sahni, the India native, chef and cookbook author who surrendered her career in architecture to pursue the culinary arts in the United States.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 15, 2020

The other two were from Detering Red Brahmans.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2017

The Nāgarī character is also freely used in Rajputana, and to a less extent in Gujarat, where it is employed by the Nāgara Brahmans, who claim that their tribe has given the alphabet its name.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various


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