bulb

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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

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

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

It has a sac-like cup at the base of its bulb that is usually found under the soil — a sign it is in the Amanita genus which can be dangerous, Diaz said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

If there had been a light bulb over his head, it would have lit up.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly