the brunt of
idiom
: the main force or effect of (something harmful or dangerous)
Cities on the coast felt/bore the brunt of the storm.
His troops took the brunt of the enemy attack.
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Studies have shown that American consumers largely bore the brunt of those taxes.
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Selina Wang, ABC News, 14 May 2024
Southeastern Texas has been hit hard by heavy rains over the last week, with Houston and neighborhoods in its vicinity feeling the brunt of the impacts.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 May 2024
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Selina Wang, ABC News, 14 May 2024
Southeastern Texas has been hit hard by heavy rains over the last week, with Houston and neighborhoods in its vicinity feeling the brunt of the impacts.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 May 2024
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“The brunt of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20brunt%20of. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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