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lightening

[lahyt-n-ing] / ˈlaɪt n ɪŋ /






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“If you think you’ve weathered the storm, we’re probably not through it all. If you can’t handle it, consider lightening up your positions,” he added.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

He told family members that Diet Coke was responsible for his longevity, lightening the mood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

"Information like that is a bolt of lightening to us," he tells me.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

Massa is slender and just 5 feet tall in her work boots, with strands of gray lightening her dark hair.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

I watch him so cl ose, I begin to feel a lightening in the head.

From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker




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