lightweight
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Arman Tsarukyan and Mauricio Ruffy arrived at Crypto.com Arena with a five-round bout scheduled and key positions in the lightweight division on the line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Six years later, he unveiled a lightweight “Soybean Car,” built from 14 soy-derived plastic panels attached to a tubular steel frame.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Medieval pilgrims may have had faith; I had lightweight REI clothing, moleskin, Hokas and retinol.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Lopez, who has previously held world titles at lightweight and light-welterweight, secured a majority decision but declined to call out Briton Jack Catterall as his first defence.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
No sufficiently powerful and lightweight engine then existed.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
The audience might forget those things, but it will remember how silly the suits looked as they struggled to deal with perceived lightweights who had organized against them.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2023
The two lightweights aren’t even fighting for a title or a fringe belt — making it a true grudge match.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
But lightweights Davis and Garcia managed to come to an agreement for their highly-anticipated fight in April despite being with rival platforms and promoters.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2022
“They are the world’s premier lightweights, and it would be a fantastic battle.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2022
"We're lightweights," Mabel tried to joke, but her voice was thick with regret.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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