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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

Toward the end of the Gupta period, in the sixth century, rulers began giving land grants to officials and Brahman priests to help stimulate local economies.

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

This is more than Brahman with a serious case of stage fright.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

A later series of treatises known as the Upanishads, written by a priestly class called Brahmans, developed new expressions of the Vedic religion, gradually transforming it into what many scholars refer to as Brahmanism.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Brahmans can better withstand the sun and are less susceptible to parasites than Angus, originally from Scotland and built with sturdy, low set black bodies made to survive harsh winters.

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 exported Brahmans are a good fit for Vietnam because they’re a resilient breed that does well in hot, humid weather.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2017

According to the Brahmans, they are coeval with the creation, and the Sama-Veda says, “They were formed of the soul of Him who exists by, or of, himself.”

From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Richard B. Westbrook


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