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lightweight

[lahyt-weyt] / ˈlaɪtˌweɪt /


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It is lightweight, inexpensive, and its chiral phonons generate their own internal magnetic effects.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

This substance forms a rigid, web-like structure of plastic strands that are arranged into a lightweight foam.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

While searching for new fibers that could be used in making automobile tires, she discovered an unusual polymer solution that produced extraordinarily strong and lightweight fibers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

But two years ago, the now WBC lightweight champion - sister to former heavyweight world champion Daniel - left the family home where she was raised.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Nailer held the lightweight thing in his hand, so different from the sorts of pistols he had seen others use.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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