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bear brunt

VERB
come in for
Synonyms
WEAK
acquire endure get receive suffer

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Related: 'It's a disaster': children bear brunt of southern Africa's devastating drought | Lucy Lamble Last year’s drought, followed by erratic rains, hit the village of Nkhotakota hard.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2016

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