lightweight

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Each trailer uses about 4,500 pounds of the lightweight metal, which is also its biggest cost center.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

With long, slender legs and a lightweight frame, it likely moved quickly through vegetation, hunting small reptiles, amphibians, and early mammals.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

“It’s a little bit complicated when they put an image in your head and now you’re stuck with it,” he sings in “Paint by Numbers,” which pretty handily demonstrates how lightweight the introspection is here.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

It was London's Barclays bicycles in 2010 that kickstarted Britain's craze for "micro-mobility" schemes, in which users can rent a lightweight vehicle for a short period.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Each solar cell is on a lightweight lattice that holds it at a 14-degree angle.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir