brunt
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Full-back Diogo Dalot took the brunt of fan ire at Old Trafford on Sunday.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Those families have been feeling the “direct brunt of higher energy prices eating into their paychecks,” Kim told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
And they’re bearing the brunt of the system’s strains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Few cities in California last week felt the full brunt of the climate crisis more than the small coastal town of San Clemente.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
I shook a finger in the ear that had borne the brunt of the noise.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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