lightening
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Still, even when dealing with corpses, Walker’s characters can deftly deliver a one-liner or a bad pun when the mood needs lightening; she doesn’t really think along drama versus comedy lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
The data, from the workforce analytics and productivity-tracking software company ActivTrak, found that AI is making workloads more intense, not lightening them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
They also travel at lightening speed on social media.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
Gupta, Smyth and Armlovich have all publicly opposed a rent freeze, unless some other action is taken to ease landlord expenses like lightening property taxes or insurance costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
All there was was smoke, dissolving into the lightening sky.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
