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But don’t let the big smile and the guileless demeanor fool you: Diane Keaton was no lightweight.

The scientists say their technique is especially interesting for the fabrication of advanced 3D architectures that must be simultaneously strong, lightweight, and complex, like sensors, biomedical devices, or devices for energy conversion and storage.

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Hughes took that belief into the lightweight title bout with the undefeated Nurmagomedov in January, where he pushed the Russian further than he had been in any of his previous 19 bouts.

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His career has been built in lighter weight classes, dominating as a welterweight and lightweight, with a style based on mobility, variety of angles and intelligence in the ring.

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Crawford first became world champion at lightweight before unifying the light-welterweight and welterweight divisions.

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