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• As the world warms, Phoenix is bearing the brunt of extreme heat.
  — From Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
• When a hurricane blows over a sandy shore, dunes take the brunt of the waves.
  — Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 15 June 2023
• When Richardson was asked why Black men bore the brunt of the penalty.
  — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 5 Apr. 2024
• What is clear is that India and Pakistan bear the brunt of the impact.
  — Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
• In addition, the ULEZ has raised questions about who should bear the brunt of its cost.
  — Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2023
• While the storm ravaged much of the Midwest, Michigan bore the brunt of the power blackouts.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2023
• While the ship was visibly damaged, the dock took the brunt of the crash, witnesses said.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 9 July 2023
• Who will bear the brunt of more water supply cuts, and how quickly?
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Dec. 2022
• And while the extent of the water cuts is the same in the two main scenarios, the difference lies in who would bear the brunt of the cuts.
  — Ella Nilsen, CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
• He’s allowed his son to harvest those crops as feed for his cows, but Schmidt is still feeling the brunt of the drought.
  — Time, 11 Aug. 2023
• But on Tuesday, Vermont suffered the brunt of the deluge.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
• Australia suffered the brunt of the fatal attacks with four.
  — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 8 Feb. 2024
• Black neighborhoods have borne the brunt of these efforts.
  — Amelia Winger, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
• Salerno said the Valley will see the brunt of the storm coming Saturday evening.
  — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 19 Aug. 2023
• Wagner troops have borne the brunt of the fighting in some of the war’s fiercest battles, including the bloody siege of Bakhmut.
  — Scott Johnson, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2023
• Delaney-Smith and Feaster took the brunt of a media onslaught.
  — Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
• Burman oversees the water supply for Phoenix, which has taken the brunt of the water cuts for the past two years.
  — Ella Nilsen, CNN, 15 Aug. 2023
• That wall locker took the brunt of the grenade blast shielding Romaine and Hodges from massive shrapnel.
  — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 30 Mar. 2023
• The amount of prize money losses would depend on a team’s finish, with the brunt of it felt by those at the bottom who need the money the most.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Jan. 2023
• But while the brunt of climate change’s impacts might be felt in the global south, Amer wants people to know that the U.S. isn’t so far removed.
  — Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 21 Apr. 2023
• Chamberlain, because of his massive size, often took the brunt of the blame for the losses to the Celtics by the Warriors, 76ers, and Lakers.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
• For centuries, legs have carried the brunt of most furniture’s weight.
  — Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• While steaming whole fish, the brunt of the heat energy is absorbed and mitigated by the skin or the bones.
  — J. Kenji López-Alt, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
• Overwhelmed Texas border towns should not bear the brunt of Biden’s open border policies.
  — Brandon Gillespie, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2024
• The Central Coast is expected to feel the brunt of this storm, according to the weather service.
  — Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024
• As predicted, Hilary dumped a lot of rain and inland, desert and mountain areas took the brunt of it.
  — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
• Counties in this region to the south and east of Ian’s eye saw damage and some deaths but did not bear the brunt of the storm in the same ways other parts of Florida did.
  — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2023
• But poor rural communities bore the brunt of the damage.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
• Not a vet himself, Pack tells me two decades of war special operations have shouldered the brunt of the load, and this is his way to give back.
  — Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
• Mahomes was tackled by Eagles linebacker T.J. Edwards with 1:44 left in the second quarter, and his right foot took the brunt of the fall.
  — Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024