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bulb

[buhlb] / bʌlb /


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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

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

This means digging up the plant or bulb in the countryside is against the law and landowners are prohibited from removing bluebells from their land to sell.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

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

Imagine a tulip bulb that has spent long months asleep in the cool, dark earth.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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