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The steering also lightens up as the 235-millimeter-wide rubber scrabbles to find grip, the wheels and tires smooth and floaty with just enough traction for rally racing fun.
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Fine jewelry stores can be intimidating, but Jared stores are being renovated, lightened up and elevated with new product displayed in freestanding vitrines to encourage closer, side-by-side interactions between associates and shoppers discovering the jewelry.
—David Moin, WWD, 4 Dec. 2024
Executives are anticipating more M&A and IPO activity in the months ahead as interest rates come down and regulation lightens up.
—Sara Salinas, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
The other side: Traffic could lighten up if the city adopts New York-style congestion fees charged to drivers entering the central business district during certain hours.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Fine jewelry stores can be intimidating, but Jared stores are being renovated, lightened up and elevated with new product displayed in freestanding vitrines to encourage closer, side-by-side interactions between associates and shoppers discovering the jewelry.
—David Moin, WWD, 4 Dec. 2024
Executives are anticipating more M&A and IPO activity in the months ahead as interest rates come down and regulation lightens up.
—Sara Salinas, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
The other side: Traffic could lighten up if the city adopts New York-style congestion fees charged to drivers entering the central business district during certain hours.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Lighten up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lighten%20up. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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