lighter

Example Sentences

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Foreign investors historically preferred to work within the lighter regulatory framework of the U.S.;

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

They sent a net $105.1 billion to international-stock mutual funds and ETFs—though the positive flow was lighter in March than earlier in the year—and $242.4 billion to bond funds, based on Investment Company Institute estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

"As PBHs evaporate, they become ever lighter, and so hotter, emitting even more radiation in a runaway process until explosion. It's that Hawking radiation that our telescopes can detect."

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

It’s lighter and more brothy, but still hits that same balance: savory, bright and a little rich.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

I can’t believe with all this technology, in a ship that traveled across the galaxy, the same flint lighter from my seventh grade chemistry lab is what they have on the ship.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera