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brawn

[brawn] / brɔn /


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The bottleneck to robot growth might not be the brains but the brawn.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Seniors Tommy Spalding, Vaughan Flahert and Carter Mirabal have brains, brawn and surfing skills to make it to MIT.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Her particular combination of brawn and skill isn’t just rare.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

He’s just a schoolyard bully with less brawn and brain than he thinks, but excels at survival.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025

He was of a medium build, hard-muscled, of course, but nothing next to Emmett’s brawn.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer




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