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With tribe immunity at a premium in these early episodes, the targets may well be the players known as brainy schemers rather than brawny athletes.—Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026 Gone are the days of a brawny construction worker or brainy engineer stepping up to build a sturdy shelter, winning the admiration (or the loathing) of their new tribemates.—Kristen Geil, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026 Luis Sherlinee is warm and amiable as Reina’s protective brother and the brainy Cruz.—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026 Gartside was an excessively tall, handsome, and brainy Welshman who spent his teen years as a member of the local Young Communist League.—Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 15 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brainy