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tawny

[taw-nee] / ˈtɔ ni /


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Folan would often describe her early years of marriage and motherhood, in an idyllic white house in a tawny Connecticut suburb, as looking blissful on the surface.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

In the picturesque community of Eddington, among the tawny deserts and quaint antique shops, things are quickly coming apart at the seams during the final weeks of May 2020.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

Raised in Fife, with its tawny beaches and sleepy fishing villages, a career in music was a distant dream.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

The young tawny cougar with the broad, handsome features headed east for nearly 50 miles to escape his father, wandering through whatever green spaces he could find “and probably more than few backyards,” Pratt said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2024

Felicia waves at them frantically from the second-story bedroom window, lost behind the tamarind tree heavy with sparrows and tawny pods.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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