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Yet by dint of personality alone, Son immediately lightened the mood.

Those worries can quickly spiral when kept bottled up so sharing your concerns with someone you trust lightens the load and gives perspective, even if they can't solve the problem for you.

The "silliness" of the formulation was "lightening the subject matter of this trial," he told Judge Cannon.

Girls and women with darker skin tones are called derogatory names and face discrimination; and skin lightening products make for big business, earning billions of dollars in profits.

The cause of the blaze remains unknown, though lightening has been ruled out.