lightly

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The species was also smaller and more lightly built than some of its relatives.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

“This was not an easy decision, and we do not take lightly the impact it has on the people directly affected,” Dark Horse said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

But on my visit to the Pinheiros River in São Paulo, South America’s largest city, I also saw up close how not all capybaras are living their best life, to put it lightly.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

"The Court does not reach its conclusion lightly," US District Judge Waverly Crenshaw wrote in her opinion.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

He bent and lifted the man’s body as lightly as if he were a doll, carried him further into the alley, and laid him out, his hands across his chest.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell