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lightweight

[lahyt-weyt] / ˈlaɪtˌweɪt /


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It can remind us of our own financial insecurities or strike us as an unrealistically lightweight “problem.”

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Low-cost and lightweight, they are designed for "non-load-bearing use, such as pavements, partitions and garden beds," Farah told the BBC World Service's Newsday.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The shoes sport chunky soles with rigid, curved carbon plates and lightweight foam, and Nike asserts they improve running economy by as much as 4%.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 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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