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lighter

[lahy-ter] / ˈlaɪ tər /




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Scientists are continuing to analyze data from collisions involving lighter atomic nuclei, searching for additional evidence of how quark–gluon plasma forms and behaves.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

Oracle’s beleaguered stock finished the week higher after executives indicated a lighter borrowing load for AI going forward.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

These joyous new Lakers have wings and feel 270 pounds lighter without LeBron James while the 76ers look like they’re struggling with him, Bill Plaschke writes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

High pressure brings more settled weather with lighter winds.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

What Koffi had said to him last night, what she’d helped him realize, had been life-changing; he literally felt lighter.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray


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