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bulb

[buhlb] / bʌlb /


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I order my tacos with avocado, a side of cebollitas asadas — bulb onions grilled until tender and charred — and a large jamaica.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

A moth circling a porch light evolved to navigate by the moon; the bulb is an “evolutionary novelty” with which its ancestors never had to contend.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

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

The electric bulb suspended from the ceiling burned with ugly sharpness in the dawn.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Gallium nitride, for example, is found in much of today's lighting technology, from LED bulbs to laptop displays.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

Absorbed students carefully threaded wires into junction boxes to make circuits connected to lights, bulbs flickering on one by one to signal a job well done.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

“When L.A. first starting installing LEDs, most vendors only made bulbs with 4,000 Kelvins or even 5,000 Kelvins,” said Richard Yee, an engineer with Pasadena’s Department of Public Works.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

It’s also unoriginal: Pundits have overlaid charts showing recent gains for the Magnificent Seven with dot-coms, the Roaring ’20s, railroad fever, Japanese property and tulip bulbs.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

I had lived in Santurce, and I could tell her about things like electric light bulbs and shower nozzles.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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