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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

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

In return for their loyalty, rulers granted tracts of land as gifts to powerful families, Brahmans, and temple complexes, guaranteeing these followers a share of the harvest and consolidating their own control.

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 other two were from Detering Red Brahmans.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2017

Of or pertaining to the Brahmans or to their doctrines and worship.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster


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