bear the brunt
Example Sentences
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In other words, they hit areas that don’t typically bear the brunt of the Santa Ana’s strength — like Altadena and Pacific Palisades.
From Los Angeles Times
“In 2025, some firms tried to bear the brunt of the tariffs themselves, but they will find that’s not feasible over the long run.”
From MarketWatch
Professor emeritus Brian Levin, founding director at the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, said “socially scapegoated groups” bear the brunt of violent hate crimes.
From Los Angeles Times
In 2020 the National Audit Office warned that without preparation for contract end "there is a significant risk that vital infrastructure such as schools and hospitals will not be returned to the public sector in the right condition and taxpayers and service users will bear the brunt of additional costs".
From BBC
It may now be the white-collar sector’s turn to bear the brunt of economic dislocation.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
