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brunt

noun as in bad end of a situation

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Nationwide, workers of color, particularly Black women, bear the brunt of job losses in 2025.

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Technology stocks have borne the brunt of selling amid the rush to interpret private jobs figures.

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The biggest pullback has taken place among manufacturers that have borne the brunt of tariffs.

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Jim Acosta and I bore the brunt of his attacks, and we had to go to court to keep our press passes.

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All three main indexes on Wall Street ended down as tech firms, which have been at the forefront of the surge to record highs this year, took the brunt of the selling.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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