ご指名質問回答：spared the brunt of
ご指名質問に応えます。赤字のspareが気になったので辞書を引いて調べてみると、記事では、第四語義にある「に危害を加えないでおく」（『プログレッシブ英和中辞典』小学館）となります。したがってspared the brunt of は「（幸い）ニューヨーク市は今回の暴風雪の影響を受けることはない」と解釈できます。(Shou-VR*)
Good Monday morning to you.It’s 22 degrees and snowing in places, but the city has been spared the brunt of this storm. Here’s what’s happening.
• Less than an inch is expected in New York City and immediate environs.
• Thank our friend the jet stream, which pushed the storm south: parts of New Jersey could get four to six inches, and thestate’s southern tip could see up to 10 inches.
• In the city, the snow has already stopped in some places; it should be all over by noon, or sooner.
