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bulb

[buhlb] / bʌlb /


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By extending the productive hours of the factory floor and the laboratory, the bulb accelerated the pace of the Industrial Revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The locus coeruleus, found in the brainstem, helps regulate this process through long nerve fibers that extend to the olfactory bulb.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

Blog comment sections were notoriously dynamic, full of debate and discussion and lots of light bulb moments for writers and readers alike.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

From that light bulb moment, Recondition, which Brown said created every piece with accessibility and style in mind, was born.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Michael’s whole face seems to glow like a Christmas bulb.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt




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