Word: lighten
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...week-long break from classes is nearly guaranteed to lighten the mood of Harvard students. The fickle, Maryland winds that accompanied the Crimson sailing team’s during the three weekend regattas provided a welcome boost to the morale of the coed squad but only produced vexation for the women’s team...
...black, but it's so obvious. I have one friend who only wears black. She goes to the beach, and she looks like an Italian widow in mourning - she wears a black long-sleeve shirt and black pants. I mean, it's ridiculous. In the summer, you want to lighten up. You want to enjoy the season. You want to wear pink and white, so I think that just a closet full of black is a downer, and I also think that it makes you look invisible. If you're looking at a sea of people and someone's wearing...
...some, it’s more complicated. Until recently, popular African-American magazines like Ebony featured bleaching products to lighten dark skin, and they are still popular in African-American grocery stores in addition to Latin American, Caribbean, and Asian ones. Celebrities of color like Sammy Sosa have become whiter over time. This year, Senate majority leader Harry Reid brought attention to his belief that President Barack Obama was able to be elected as an African-American for his light skin. While his comment was certainly a political faux pas, a study by the University of Chicago?...
However, making people aware of an event isn’t enough. There is also the matter of getting the audience to lighten its collective wallet for a good cause...
...deeply offended that so many readers would label all working teenagers as lazy, rude and incompetent. Lighten up on us mature, hardworking students who are struggling to find a way to pay the bills...