brawn
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Automotive technicians can hook up cars to computers for diagnosis, and plenty of in-demand jobs—such as welding and electrical work—can trade as much on brains and attention to detail as brawn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
But again, that's no substitute for the brawn and water brought by troops on the ground.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
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
It was about the size of a small fist: brawn, furry and oddly flattened, probably by an ice-fall.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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