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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

“At this stage in life, using my brain instead of brawn is a better fit for me,” says Miner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

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

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025

The two loose-forwards, in Wigan's Kaide Ellis and the Robins' Elliot Minchella, epitomise the mix of brains and brawn required in modern rugby league.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024

They were reminded that this Bowl was for brains, not brawn, and decorum—something between chapel and classroom—was the order of the day.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg




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