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Brunt

British pronunciation/bɹˈʌnt/
American pronunciation/ˈbɹənt/
Brunt
[NOUN]
1

main force of a blow

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Examples
1He claimed that the middle class would bear the brunt of the tax increase.
2Whatever meager rations remained were sent to the troops fighting the war, so the civilian population faced the brunt of the famine.
3And the ladies' lounge took the brunt.
4Young adults are particularly feeling the brunt.
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