lightweight
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For example, users can run MAI Code 1.1 Flash, Microsoft AI’s lightweight coding model, directly on the device.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
In cross-country, I was lightweight, which won me a spot on the varsity team as a freshman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Arman Tsarukyan and Mauricio Ruffy arrived at Crypto.com Arena with a five-round bout scheduled and key positions in the lightweight division on the line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
With the device, Snap aims to offer a middle ground between VR headsets like Meta's Quest 3 and lightweight AI smart glasses offered by rivals which look more like conventional glasses.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
A man whose handkerchiefs were not lightweight cotton poking from his jacket pocket, but red and large and spotted with white dots.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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
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
Donovan’s offense rarely utilized backs in the passing game, while Lake philosophically advocated for bulkier backs — joking that “they don’t let heavyweight fighters fight lightweights for a reason: the heavyweight fighter’s going to win.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2022
In the lightweights there could be six or seven fights made.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2021
"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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