light on

phrase

: having or using a small amount of (something)
an essay that is light on facts but heavy on speculation
She asked him to go light on the mustard.

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But the contents of a separate LAPD internal affairs file reviewed by The Times has shed new light on the unit at the center of the scandal and how its officers responded to investigators who were looking into the matter. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The University of East Anglia announced the new research, which sheds light on the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, in August. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 One of the tests involved placing Ring Leaper into a shallow tub of water before shining infrared light on it. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026 Court filings detail declining applications, enrollment, student withdrawals The court filings shed light on the recent decline in Wisconsin in international students, from undergraduate to doctoral, as well as visiting researchers and professors. — Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for light on

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“Light on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light%20on. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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