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[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

The Wallaroos came with brain as well as brawn, poking holes with kicks in behind England's defence.

From BBC Sep. 6, 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

I don’t remember who came up with it first, but Chantal is the brains, Donna is the beauty, and me, I’m the brawn.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi




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