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lighter

[lahy-ter] / ˈlaɪ tər /




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The company’s lighter flash models power AI Overviews and AI Mode, which allow search-engine users to perform complex queries in natural language — far surpassing the keyword matching and ranking techniques of previous generations.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Several years later, World War I served as the “force multiplier” for newsreels, which benefited from cameras becoming smaller and lighter, and newsreel editors and cameramen more professional.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Yak boosters say the animals leave a lighter hoof-print on the land because they eat one-third to one-half of what cows eat and produce less methane gas.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Farinacci was allegedly seen kneeling near grass at the site of the latest blaze and was later found to have matches and a lighter, the Spokane County Sheriff said when he was arrested on Monday.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Lighter and lighter La Llorona grew until she was more than translucent; she was a silhouette of radiance.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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