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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

Practices focus more on brain than brawn, emphasizing the strategy, reads and fine-tuned execution that might decide close games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

Whitney High in Cerritos, long regarded as having one of the best academic schools inthe nation, proved on Saturday how brains and brawn can go together.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2025

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

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025

By high school, Chantal had gotten a scholarship to some fancy prep school, University Liggett, Donna was going out with Dray, and I was...well, let’s just say I was the brawn.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi




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