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making light



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Dowd said he’s not making light of the situation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

One woman in her 60s, an academic specialising in social policy, messaged me to say that she had started making light of her "menopausal moments" around female colleagues.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

"Definitely a much better match today," Gauff said after making light work of Sakkari.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

KFC is taking shots at rivals in its marketing, and in restaurants it is making light of the situation, putting up signs featuring a glowering Colonel Sanders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

He kept saying that the press was making light of his statements about the threats on his life.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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