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verbreduce weight, load
verbcheer up; inspire

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The organization runs programs to educate young girls of color about online safety, healthy digital behaviors, and the dangers of physical skin lightening.

HOW DIGITAL BEAUTY FILTERS PERPETUATE COLORISMTATE RYAN-MOSLEYAUGUST 15, 2021MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

Few people are willing to admit or speak openly about this aspect of their skin care regimen, as it is generally frowned upon by society even as the lighter skin that one is born with or comes as a result of skin lightening is elevated in society.

THE SKIN LIGHTENING BUSINESS IS BOOMING IN KENYA—THOUGH NO ONE WILL ADMIT ITKANG-CHUN CHENGAUGUST 11, 2021QUARTZ

It was as if some spirit that had breathed on him, sustaining him, lightening his incipient heaviness, had been removed.

THE CREATORSMAY SINCLAIR

Michael sighed under a faint lightening of his load, and Stella came up to him engagingly to slip her arm into his.

SINISTER STREET, VOL. 1COMPTON MACKENZIE

He pointed with shaking fingers away toward the east, where a faint gleam of daylight was lightening the sky.

THE NEW TENANTE. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM

May God forbid, that after all these years of darkness you should play me false now when the dawn is already lightening the sky.

MYSTERIOUS MR. SABINE. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM

A soft grey twilight rested upon the sea; darker and blacker the waters seemed just then by contrast with the lightening skies.

MYSTERIOUS MR. SABINE. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM

He put him up to all the little tricks of the native customers, and showed him innumerable dodges for lightening his own labour.

THE LUCK OF GERARD RIDGELEYBERTRAM MITFORD

Lotus led the first round, with Sea Maiden a close second, but the wind gradually lightening, Lotus increased her lead.

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With this vast lightening of spirit came, not only gratitude, but a sense of lenity toward Governor Abbott.

THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORGUY WETMORE CARRYL

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