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lightweight

[lahyt-weyt] / ˈlaɪtˌweɪt /


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Cordina is a former super-featherweight world champion and was due to fight for the WBO lightweight title in the United States on July 4.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Foulkes said Mercury replaced some metal components with composite or polymer materials, and came up with aluminum alloys that maximized strength while remaining relatively lightweight.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

For those who aren’t comfortable running shirtless or want sun protection, a lightweight, sweat-wicking top is a happy medium.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

The PortaSplit, which comes with a lightweight outdoor unit that users can perch outside their windows themselves, advertises itself as "perfectly compatible with most European window types".

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

They had already covered their lightweight chaulnots with their heavy woolen ones against the coming evening chill—proof that not one joule of energy had been converted to heat by means of respectable labor.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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

Certainly, they won’t accept academic lightweights to fill out the conference membership, but what choice do they have?

From Seattle Times Jul. 29, 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

"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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