lightened
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But the arrival of Yingwei – who she calls her "dear boy" – lightened her mood.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
“In the last four years, our attitude has lightened a little bit because we are looking at the scope of the problem,” Seago told Caroline Kitchener of the New York Times.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
The lightened tanker transits the canal and can collect the oil on the other side, or another ship can load it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
So when state television announced, a day after kick-off in nearby Mexico, that it would broadcast 16 games from the opening stages, the national mood lightened.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
With the loads lightened, the group was finally able to take off down the river.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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