brawn
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The bottleneck to robot growth might not be the brains but the brawn.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Other Chinese carmakers are dialing up speed instead of brawn to justify higher prices, with top executives boasting about their cars’ performance on racetracks such as Germany’s Nürburgring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The Wallaroos came with brain as well as brawn, poking holes with kicks in behind England's defence.
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025
He’s just a schoolyard bully with less brawn and brain than he thinks, but excels at survival.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025
Like most Martials, he's tall and muscled, but lanky, without the brawn I'd expect of a blacksmith.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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