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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That work, her work, shined a light on the deplorable conditions experienced by the workers harvesting our food in California. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Part of Tuesday’s goal was to shine a light on the works underway among UCF students. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026 But dry spells and uncertainty in the industry because of the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown and industry strikes have shed light on actors’ struggles to keep insurance as work dwindles. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 Following news that SpaceX is in talks to access as many as 80,000 cell sites to grab market share from the Big Three telecoms, some analysts on Wall Street are making a key distinction that may shed light on SpaceX's strategy. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 25 Oct. 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 30 Oct. 2026.

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