lightening
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The data, from the workforce analytics and productivity-tracking software company ActivTrak, found that AI is making workloads more intense, not lightening them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Illegal skin lightening products are being sold in butchers and specialist food shops across the UK as well as online, a watchdog has warned.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
“If you think you’ve weathered the storm, we’re probably not through it all. If you can’t handle it, consider lightening up your positions,” he added.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026
He told family members that Diet Coke was responsible for his longevity, lightening the mood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
The sky was lightening, and we were almost back to the castle.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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