lightening
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He explained why he had passed along the message to Walters: “If he’d just own up to what he’d done, I might talk to somebody about lightening his sentence a little bit.”
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Levanon said he can’t prove it yet, but he’s convinced it’s the lightening speed and adoption of artificial intelligence.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Another reason such layoffs may prove to be temporary: In many cases AI seems to shift the burden of work to those who are most skilled at using it, rather than lightening the load overall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Still, even when dealing with corpses, Walker’s characters can deftly deliver a one-liner or a bad pun when the mood needs lightening; she doesn’t really think along drama versus comedy lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Gran was still sound asleep, though the sky was lightening.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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