brown study

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Noun
  • At a press conference Wednesday announcing the bill, lawmakers cited studies showing that the cost of playing youth sports has risen by 46% in five years, with many families paying more than $5,000 per child for a single season.
    Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 14 May 2026
  • Thompson, meanwhile, has become a quick study in volleyball.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • As the most discerning, up-to-the-minute voice in all things travel, Condé Nast Traveler is the global citizen’s bible and muse, offering both inspiration and vital intel.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
  • This is one of many unforgettable moments at the Cannes Film Festival, where Sharon Stone served as muse to the mononymous designer Valentino at the premiere of a documentary on his life.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Frisell will turn 75 on March 18, midway through his current tour, and retrospection is a constant throughout In My Dreams.
    Archie Forde, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The system also supports global retrospection.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Some viewers took Sharon’s critique as tough love that prompted necessary introspection about why their natural texture is concealed and manipulated so often.
    Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 14 May 2026
  • The back half is comprised of less showy songs that fold midlife introspection into broader concerns.
    Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • No amount of daydreaming would have been able to replace the knowledge that Lenny could have shared.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
  • But across the rest of the record, whether retelling or daydreaming, Hawke maintains a writerly attention to assonance and rhyme.
    Caitlin Wolper Phillips, Pitchfork, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Pulling us into a trance-like state.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026
  • Throughout much of Buddhist history, and particularly in Theravada Buddhist contexts, mindfulness and its associated meditation methods have been the purview of mendicants (monks and nuns), who used mindfulness meditation to achieve trance states (jhana) leading to nirvana.
    Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Even with its unnecessary detours, Singing reaches this wild reverie in the end—a voice reclaimed to report, softly, from the fathomless depths of the human experience.
    Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The sexy Eagle Bar was calling us to snap out of our reverie.
    Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Hear remarks from community leaders and take part in a moment of reflection.
    Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026
  • Much of the programming leans into dialogue and reflection without feeling heavy-handed.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 May 2026
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“Brown study.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brown%20study. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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