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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To maintain comparability, the weights assigned to these criteria have been held constant.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025 -
On top of that, a gallery rail system easily accommodates different frame sizes, shapes, weights, and thicknesses, which allows for ultra-layered, completely unique arrangements.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Their bodies were found with plastic bags over their heads and evidence that their hands had been zip-tied near their father's truck, court documents obtained by USA TODAY showed.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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The children’s bodies were discovered near Rock Island Campground along Icicle Creek with bags over their heads.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Unlike legacy von Neumann architectures that have different resources available for different types of workloads, compute-in-memory designs offer more homogenous cores that can achieve higher utilization across broader workload types.—
Lee-Lean Shu,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Researchers from the Prakash Lab and the lab of Kevin Arrigo, professor of Earth system science, extracted ice cores from 12 stations and used a suite of microscopes developed by the Prakash Lab to image inside the ice.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Find joggers, T-shirts, and more office-ready staples below.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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Neutral color palettes like khaki, olive, and deep brown make these pieces easy to pair with other wardrobe staples.—
Gabrielle Porcaro,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Brunts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brunts. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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