lightning conductor
Example Sentences
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We are also about to find out what happens when the lightning conductor is removed from a building and it remains stormy.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
Kennedy’s firsthand experience of visceral hunger in America ran as a lightning conductor through his run for the White House.
From The Guardian • Apr. 21, 2018
In general, Shapiro sees Shakespeare in a more benign context as a lightning conductor for American political and economic culture.
From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2016
Wayne Rooney will always be a lightning conductor for debate and conjecture in an England context.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2014
Among other benefits that laughter confers on the race, it not infrequently serves as a lightning conductor.
From Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted by Harriet L.
