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Payne said the Federal Reserve should lighten up on interest rates to increase the number of consumers who are actively able to make purchases.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
The sound is conscientiously re-establishing an idea of the label’s aesthetic, lightening up by gesturing to the sample-heavy slipperiness of So Far Gone, the southern rap fixations of Take Care and Nothing Was the Same, and the global citizenhood of More Life.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
Their schedule lightens up considerably from late February on.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
But lightening up your home accents with the warmer weather isn’t the it thing to do this year.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2025
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
The sound is conscientiously re-establishing an idea of the label’s aesthetic, lightening up by gesturing to the sample-heavy slipperiness of So Far Gone, the southern rap fixations of Take Care and Nothing Was the Same, and the global citizenhood of More Life.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
Their schedule lightens up considerably from late February on.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
But lightening up your home accents with the warmer weather isn’t the it thing to do this year.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Lighten up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lighten%20up. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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