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Brownson

American  
[braun-suhn] / ˈbraʊn sən /

noun

  1. Orestes Augustus, 1803–76, U.S. writer.


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EMF, known best for their hit Unbelievable, said their original keyboardist Derran "Derry" Brownson died on Thursday following a brain tumour diagnosis.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

While the NFL’s 40-yard dash is the premier test for speed, it may be less valuable in flag football, Brownson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2025

Still, they’re mostly “good, safe messages that I don’t think many public health experts would argue with,” says Ross Brownson, an expert on evidence-based public health at Washington University in St. Louis.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 20, 2024

Brownson filled in as the tight ends coach when Drew Petzing didn’t travel with the team after his wife gave birth to the couple’s first child.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 5, 2022

Mr. Brownson was a remarkable man, remarkable for intellectual force, and equally for intellectual wilfulness.

From Transcendentalism in New England A History by Octavius Brooks Frothingham

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