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 Chatrier and another on Court 14.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Thomas Edison’s incandescent bulb emerged as the victor of a crowded race.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Adapted from a bestselling novel of the same name, it stars Juno Temple as a woman who gets to experience life with a different partner every time she changes the light bulb in her attic.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
I switch the fuel hose over to the next tank, squeeze the primer bulb, and yank on the starter cord, thinking, pleasepleaseplease start.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
Vocabulary lists containing bulb
Life Science: Plants
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