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lightweight

[lahyt-weyt] / ˈlaɪtˌweɪt /


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While this correspondent is reasonably brave behind the wheel of a small, lightweight car—a McLaren, a Mazda Miata—I would struggle to get anything out of the Bentley.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

This is due to lightweight models that run in the cloud and on our devices, including new ones from Google, Apple and Chinese AI companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Minnebraker was a talented engineer and had made himself a lightweight aluminium wheelchair.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Written by Laura Kittrell, “Elle” is lightweight, often obvious and oddly, refreshingly innocent — Elle is waiting for “a perfect first kiss from a perfect guy” — both for the genre and the setting.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

He was supposed to be sitting in a lightweight, state-of-the-art canoe, but that had been abandoned during the punishing journey to get here—along with many of their supplies, including much of their food.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

The UFC tends to embrace trash talkers, even creating a ceremonial BMF title contested by the likes of Nate Diaz and most recently by lightweights Justin Gaethje and Dustin Poirier in July.

From BBC Dec. 14, 2023

The audience might forget those things, but it will remember how silly the suits looked as they struggled to deal with perceived lightweights who had organized against them.

From Slate Sep. 15, 2023

Certainly, they won’t accept academic lightweights to fill out the conference membership, but what choice do they have?

From Seattle Times Jul. 29, 2023

The two lightweights aren’t even fighting for a title or a fringe belt — making it a true grudge match.

From Washington Times Apr. 20, 2023

"We're lightweights," Mabel tried to joke, but her voice was thick with regret.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour




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