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lightness

[lahyt-nis] / ˈlaɪt nɪs /
NOUN
illumination
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STRONGEST
STRONG


NOUN
agility
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But why, when lightness is such an empowering virtue, would anyone tempt fate in motorized dreadnoughts like the GT S?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

"I wanted to set something in that landscape as a way of reconnecting with her and to write about grief with humour and a lightness of touch."

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

At Yerord Mas, a second-generation son of the city takes the cooking of his people and turns it into something personal, deeply researched, modern in lightness and inspiringly delicious.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

“The lightness was forced, and the joy was a lie,” she tells him.

From Salon Apr. 17, 2026

She hung up and sat in the silence again, the temporary lightness she’d felt from the conversation already receding.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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