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lamp

[lamp] / læmp /


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A mechanical arm emerged from the top, ending in what he described as a giant lamp head.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

When researchers positioned a white lamp so that its beam shone straight down, the isopods repeatedly gathered into large rotating circles.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026

However, when the Press Association took a picture on 12 September 2021 the Dyson lamp was not there.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Other notable artifacts connected to St. Eustatius are a headstone from its Jewish cemetery, commemorating a merchant’s wife, and a Hanukkah lamp from Amsterdam that was eventually carried to St. Thomas by Jewish exiles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

I snap on the bedside lamp and an amber glow illuminates the corner.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

The lamps interact with oxygen in the air and produce ozone.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Residents rely on portable lamps, rechargeable lights and cellphone flashlights as temperatures remain oppressive deep into the night.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Other toxic hazards include Himalayan salt lamps and essential oils, Butler said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

The blue-lit monotony of every day is replaced by warm amber table lamps and dimly lit corners flanked by books on all sides.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

“Whoa. This is old-school. I think this is one of those old-fashioned lamps, the kind that uses kerosene.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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