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The analyst links that to chip manufacturing advancements that make lighter use of ASML’s extreme ultraviolet lithography, or EUV, tools.

From Barron's Apr. 3, 2026

However, Wiegman hopes England will make lighter work of Colombia this time around, having played 120 minutes on Tuesday - getting through the whole of extra time with only 10 players after James' red card.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2023

“New technologies can make lighter glass strong enough,” he said.

From Washington Post Aug. 25, 2022

In the motor industry, the annual growth forecast is 10-20 percent; firms are switching from cheaper but heavier steel to make lighter vehicles consuming less fossil fuel that meet tougher emissions controls.

From Reuters Aug. 2, 2017

"Sometimes I have a feeling that there might have been something in those sad years of yours which I could make lighter if you shared it with me."

From The Lever A Novel by Orcutt, William Dana




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