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nounbad end of a situation

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There’s pain across the board, but women are definitely bearing the brunt.

NEARLY 80% OF THE 346,000 WORKERS WHO VANISHED FROM THE U.S. LABOR FORCE IN JANUARY ARE WOMENMARIA ASPANFEBRUARY 5, 2021FORTUNE

We are counting on this vaccine to get us out of the pandemic, and we’re going to be left with populations where they will continue to be exposed and bearing the brunt of this if we don’t get the vaccines to those high-risk areas.

MANY STATES DON'T KNOW WHO'S GETTING COVID-19 VACCINES. THAT'S A HUGE PROBLEM FOR EQUITYCHRIS WILSONJANUARY 28, 2021TIME

That pain has been most concentrated in service sectors — restaurants, bars, hotels — that have borne the brunt of the pandemic.

FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIR POWELL SAYS ‘NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT’ TO ECONOMY THAN VACCINATING AMERICANSERICA WERNER, RACHEL SIEGELJANUARY 27, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Women and girls have borne the brunt of the pandemic, but they have also led the fight against it.

MELINDA GATES: WHY WOMEN'S VOICES MUST BE AT THE CENTER OF REBUILDING AFTER COVID-19MELINDA GATESJANUARY 15, 2021TIME

Many of those communities are in Oregon counties already bearing the brunt of timber tax cuts, which cost the state nearly $3 billion in revenue that would have been largely used to fund schools and local governments.

TIMBER TAX CUTS COST OREGON TOWNS BILLIONS. THEN POLLUTED WATER DROVE UP THE PRICE.BY TONY SCHICK, OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING, AND ROB DAVIS, THE OREGONIAN/OREGONLIVEJANUARY 1, 2021PROPUBLICA

The increases are made possible by a state economy that is doing better than expected, with large employers boosting tax revenue even as small employers bear the brunt of the pandemic-related shutdown.

GOV. NORTHAM UNVEILS VIRGINIA BUDGET PLAN WITH BIG SPENDING ON CORONAVIRUS AS ECONOMY IMPROVESGREGORY S. SCHNEIDERDECEMBER 16, 2020WASHINGTON POST

We’re bearing the brunt of those things being implemented poorly.

WHY EVERY STATE SHOULD ADOPT A MASK MANDATE, IN 4 CHARTSYOUYOU ZHOUNOVEMBER 9, 2020VOX

Many of them said that as the Democratic Party expands its reach in places that have long been represented by Republicans, they’re bearing the brunt of the backlash to those changes.

WOMEN POLITICIANS ACROSS THE COUNTY SAY THEY’VE FACED HARASSMENT, THREATSKAYLA JIMENEZNOVEMBER 9, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

These versions can bear the brunt of rainy Portland weather, bringing a little bit of sunshine as they do.

HOW TO BRING THIS PORTLAND RESTAURANT’S COLORFUL OUTDOOR OASIS TO YOUR HOMEEMMA ORLOWOCTOBER 30, 2020EATER

This is especially true among minority patients who are bearing the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic.

UNTIL A CORONAVIRUS VACCINE IS READY, PNEUMONIA VACCINES MAY REDUCE DEATHS FROM COVID-19LGBTQ-EDITOROCTOBER 15, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWS

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