bulb
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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
Earlier this year, when Vivienne came across a video on social media explaining the symptoms of Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, it was like a light bulb switching on.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 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
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
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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
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
When the city first started installing LEDs in 2009, bulbs were set to 4,300 Kelvins, according to a case study.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
And man, I wish I could tell you that one of those little light bulbs popped above me, the way it happens in cartoons.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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Life Science: Plants
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Plants (Botany) - Introduction
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Plants (Botany) - Middle School
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