bulb
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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
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
On one lamp in the studio, tentacles hold up cylindrical copper spires with submarine-style looking glasses to reveal a small bulb inside.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 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
A bright bulb above the door never went out.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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It featured a futuristic barren desert-like landscape filled with sand punctuated by large colored glass bulbs that resemble marbles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Long known for its light bulbs and televisions, the Dutch consumer electronics giant has since refocused production on medical equipment.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Instead, performance slumped and he retired in February 2000, scribbling a message on his office whiteboard: “Tulip bulbs for sale”—a reminder of 17th-century speculation in the Dutch flower market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
They reach their greatest densities in the UK's woods where many thousands of bulbs can exist in one woodland, creating the incredible blue carpets associated with spring.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
It sells conch shells with titchy red bulbs inside, but they were £4.75 and blowing all my money on one souvenir'd've been daft.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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