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So did Virginia Tech actually find something in the second half of last season or did the schedule just lighten up?
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Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
After a rough opening stretch that includes games against Arkansas and Utah and at Kansas State, the schedule lightens up, finishing with a Black Friday trip to Colorado.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
If the stage itself is easily disguised, the brutalist exterior of the hall — since lightened up — is unmistakable.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 13 June 2024
Many commentators urged the traditionalists to lighten up, and made jokes about the cultural divide between Luce fans and haters.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
After a rough opening stretch that includes games against Arkansas and Utah and at Kansas State, the schedule lightens up, finishing with a Black Friday trip to Colorado.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
If the stage itself is easily disguised, the brutalist exterior of the hall — since lightened up — is unmistakable.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 13 June 2024
Many commentators urged the traditionalists to lighten up, and made jokes about the cultural divide between Luce fans and haters.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Lighten up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lighten%20up. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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