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lightweight

[lahyt-weyt] / ˈlaɪtˌweɪt /


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While searching for new fibers that could be used in making automobile tires, she discovered an unusual polymer solution that produced extraordinarily strong and lightweight fibers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Caroline Dubois floored and bloodied Terri Harper before outpointing her British rival to become the unified lightweight world champion at London's Olympia.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Berlin-based eyewear brand Mykita kick-starts a sunglasses spring with new minimalist lens shapes and ultra-slender lightweight frames.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Because these planets are so low in density, scientists suspect they are made largely of lightweight gases like hydrogen and helium, along with additional elements.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

For Hush Puppies — the classic American brushed-suede shoes with the lightweight crepe sole — the Tipping Point came somewhere between late 1994 and early 1995.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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