- comparative of light.
lighter
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It already had a lighter facelift for Nintendo's handheld 3DS in 2011.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Then, in 2007, it was closed again to replace the trains with lighter ones and reopened the next year as X2.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Here’s an example of the same prompt presented to two Google models, the Gemini 3.1 Pro—generally used for tasks that require reasoning and judgment—and the less expensive, lighter, speedier Gemini 3 Flash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The modelling is on the lighter end of military combat planning, Coates said.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
I feel lighter yet somehow a bit warmer after unburdening my heart.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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