lightweight
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"These measurements are extremely difficult because carbon is a small and lightweight atom. It scatters very few X-rays, so the signal we needed to measure was quite faint."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Makhachev moved up in weight last year after a record-breaking fourth lightweight title defence and says he wants to compete more often as he enters the latter stages of his career.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Archer and Joby say their air taxis will bring the dream of flying cars to life with fast, lightweight aircraft that shuttle passengers over congested cities like an Uber in the sky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
ChatGPT maker OpenAI has slashed fees by 80 percent for its latest lightweight model "Luna", and Anthropic has unveiled a model approaching its most powerful system's performance at half the price.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Here’s the vertebrae. It’s not bone. It’s cartilage. It’s lightweight and flexible, so they can move quickly,” he said.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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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
I’m a high school speech and debate alumni too, though I competed in public forum debate — an event that I’ve been told is for the intellectual lightweights of the speech and debate community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 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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