bear the brunt
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“We bear the brunt of everything. This is really a layered tsunami of hurt.”
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
Analysts at TD Cowen said in a recent note that they expect importers and exporters to bear the brunt of conflict-related shipping delays and cost increases in the form of fees and surcharges.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Those farmers bear the brunt of soaring costs.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
Families of those with dementia "bear the brunt" with little information or support, and people diagnosed with MND, whose life-expectancy is short, still face multiple assessments and means tests.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Mundín says that our uncle has been feeling bad that he got out just in time, leaving my father and Tío Toni and others to bear the brunt of the dictator’s son’s wrath.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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