lightweight
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Fighters Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje will top the bill of six fights in a lightweight championship clash, the UFC announced in March.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
He also enjoyed a successful amateur boxing career as a lightweight at the Penarth club that his brother Bert established to help World War One veterans overcome Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - then called shell shock.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
In this North Carolina town, Shibumis, lightweight shade structures that flap in the wind like giant flags flown horizontally, are everywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
“It’s durable, lightweight, transparent, so it could even be used as a substitute for glass,” Elias Picazo, assistant professor of chemistry at USC, said of the final plastic product.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
He was supposed to be sitting in a lightweight, state-of-the-art canoe, but that had been abandoned during the punishing journey to get here—along with many of their supplies, including much of their food.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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