bruin
Americannoun
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bruins
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of bruin
1475–85; < Middle Dutch bruyn, bruun literally, the brown one, name of the bear in the fable of Reynard the Fox
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What galled her most: the bruin stole her favorite biscotti.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
When the bruin returned, it was met with tiny shocks from an electrified mat, which made him scurry away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026
Owen Beierman, 12, took aim at the bruin as it pinned down his dad while they were on a legal hunting trip.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024
Investigators obtained DNA left by the bear in the attack and could compare it with any bruin they are able to trap.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
But this bruin had sense enough to emerge on the opposite shore, where he shook off the freezing waters vigorously, and then sat down as if to have a laugh at us.
From My Attainment of the Pole by Frederick A. Cook
State officials have had to capture “conflict” bruins and relocate them deep in the woods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
The golden bruins emblazon the state flag and seal, live on in cartoonish effigy as university mascots, and roll off the tip of our tongue in place names like Grizzly Flats and Big Bear Lake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025
Bryant says only one-half to three-quarters of the Tahoe area’s bruins are hibernating right now, which means visitors still must take precautions.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2022
Unbeknownst to the enormous bruins, some of them are also competing in Katmai National Park and Preserve's Fat Bear Week, Alaska's annual celebration of gluttony and nature's abundance.
From Reuters ● Sep. 28, 2021
And though Phoebe had herself well in hand, her mind would wander occasionally from the history of the bruins to which Mistake patiently recalled her by a clamor for, "More, Phoebe, more."
From Andrew the Glad by Maria Thompson Daviess
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