brawn
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But again, that's no substitute for the brawn and water brought by troops on the ground.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
But the genre also requires action, adventure, enlightenment, struggle, the guest-host relationship observed by the ancients and the supremacy of brains over brawn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
The bottleneck to robot growth might not be the brains but the brawn.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Seniors Tommy Spalding, Vaughan Flahert and Carter Mirabal have brains, brawn and surfing skills to make it to MIT.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
“Had it not been for my superior brawn, she would have sacked my wagon. Finally she limped away from the fray, her glad rags askew.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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