bulb

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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 love watching the light bulb go off, watching them be inspired,” Gill said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

His most recent apartment inspection failed because the light bulb in the fridge was out.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2025

The lightsaber was originally a 1950s camera flash bulb attachment which the production team modified into the piece, according to Propstore's catalogue.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

It was a gray Pierce Arrow, equipped with two bulb horns and an electric Klaxon, which Dad would try to blow all at the same time when he wanted to pass anyone.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey