bulb
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Among the answers: a small ink-stained mahogany desk, an antique light bulb, a brown leather flight suit and a baseball jersey.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
French Open organisers monitor the temperature through two wet bulb sensors - one on Court Philippe Chatrier and one on Court 14.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
On the drive home, Scanlon, 33, had a light bulb moment: “What I love doing is something most people find totally overwhelming and exhausting,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Thomas Edison’s incandescent bulb emerged as the victor of a crowded race.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
I got to my feet and shuffled on until I saw a single bare light bulb on the porch of a house built about a hundred feet down the side of the mountain.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Vocabulary lists containing bulb
Life Science: Plants
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Plants (Botany) - Middle School
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