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featherweight

[feth-er-weyt] / ˈfɛð ərˌweɪt /










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The bout was scheduled for five rounds in the featherweight division.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

After Friday's official weigh-ins, Rousey waited for Carano to get off the scales and greeted her with a hug after she made weight for their featherweight bout.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Case in point: the featherweight quilted Celestia jacket with a highly reflective shell that, according to the designer, “comes alive with motion.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Much of the buzz has centered on the featherweight, carbon-fiber plated Adidas running shoes both Sawe and Kejelcha wore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

What Cavendish was trying to do was measure gravity at this extremely featherweight level.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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