bear the brunt

Example Sentences

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Movie by movie, she and the filmmakers pull back the veil on a world whose cruel logic is dictated by economic necessity and where women bear the brunt of that cost at every turn.

From Los Angeles Times

Canada will spend more than C$2 billion on a rebate aimed at helping low-income families bear the brunt of high inflation, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp reported on Monday, citing a source.

From Reuters

Nicole Holley, whose daughter attends Eastgate, said it feels like Eastgate and Wilburton families are being asked to bear the brunt of the district’s budget woes instead of having families across the district share the burden equally.

From Seattle Times

And national security directives from 1982 to 1983 outlined a conscious strategy of not only containing Soviet expansion but also forcing the adversary “to bear the brunt of its economic shortcomings” in order to “encourage long-term liberalizing and nationalist tendencies within the Soviet Union.”

From Washington Post

The furor over health insurance highlights a broader fiscal crunch in China’s localities, which often bear the brunt of paying for policies handed down from Beijing, such as “zero Covid.”

From New York Times