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bulb

[buhlb] / bʌlb /


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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

"The filters would be very good insulation, and someone had a light bulb moment and probably bought this as scrap off their manager," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

During the Iran hostage crisis, William Daugherty, a newly minted case officer in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations, was kept there, in a 4-foot-wide cell lit 24 hours by a dim, dangling bulb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

I think it’s just cool to see how people’s brains work and what makes the light bulb go off at certain moments.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

When the final bulb pops alight, and the smoke and sparks dissipate, it is finally legible, this elaborate incandescent sign.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern