as in weights
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
the brunt of the responsibility fell on her shoulders
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Noun
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From my tried-and-true tactics (getting 10,000 daily steps, running, doing Pilates, not snacking after dinner) to emerging advice (lifting heavier weights, eating all the protein), each fresh burst of motivation only leaves me more deflated.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
16 Apr. 2026 -
In March, shortly after the Da Nang landing, an Assistant Secretary of Defense, John McNaughton, wrote a memo assigning relative weights to American objectives in Vietnam.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The two bodies in the bags were recovered and transported to a medical examiner’s office for autopsy, where they were identified as Cherry and Stephen.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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The bodies, along with that of his six-month pregnant daughter-in-law, arrived in wooden coffins on a bus from Lebanon, their names scribbled on the sides.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With a unique two-in-one design, this tool effectively removes any trace of stems, cores, and seeds from both full-size bell peppers and smaller ones like jalapenos.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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Intel is still splitting its CPU cores between power-efficient E-cores and high-performance P-cores, but core counts overall are down relative to both previous-generation Core Ultra chips and older 12th- and 13th-generation Core chips.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2026
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Its picks include Alphabet and Amazon, and span a variety of sectors such as consumer staples, IT and technology.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
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Think versatile linen staples that mix and match effortlessly into a capsule travel wardrobe—easy pants, relaxed matching sets, and throw-on-and-go dresses that work for multiple outfits.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Brunts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brunts. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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