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lightweight

[lahyt-weyt] / ˈlaɪtˌweɪt /


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It can remind us of our own financial insecurities or strike us as an unrealistically lightweight “problem.”

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

By examining highly precise data collected by DAMPE, researchers discovered a universal pattern in the energy spectra of primary cosmic ray nuclei, ranging from lightweight protons to much heavier iron nuclei.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Low-cost and lightweight, they are designed for "non-load-bearing use, such as pavements, partitions and garden beds," Farah told the BBC World Service's Newsday.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Similarly, Nike debuted the ACG Pegasus Trail in April for customers who like the lightweight, responsive Pegasus Road shoe but were moving to the dirt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

“Can’t you feel how lightweight we are, Marie? You can move by hardly twitching a muscle!”

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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