lightweight

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Caroline Dubois floored and bloodied Terri Harper before outpointing her British rival to become the unified lightweight world champion at London's Olympia.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Each trailer uses about 4,500 pounds of the lightweight metal, which is also its biggest cost center.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"This team figured out how to take full advantage of a national lab's world-class suite of capabilities to rapidly fill a huge gap in our understanding of lightweight automotive materials," Haynes said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

“It’s a little bit complicated when they put an image in your head and now you’re stuck with it,” he sings in “Paint by Numbers,” which pretty handily demonstrates how lightweight the introspection is here.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

“Curley’s pretty handy. He done quite a bit in the ring. He’s a lightweight, and he’s handy.”

From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck