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  • But to me there's nothing quite as encouraging as the pink and yellow buds on the trees, and the electric-light green of the leaves before they settle into jaded adulthood.

    Rhythms of the Seasons Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

  • Our favorite touch about today's animated logo is the luminous light bulb that brightens and fades, spotlighting the inventor's electric-light contributions.

    DOODLE OF THE DAY: Google Logo spotlights Edison's birthday Michael Cavna 2011

  • He walked over and pressed the electric-light button near the door; the button fell off in his hand.

    Archive 2010-04-01 Johnny Pez 2010

  • He walked over and pressed the electric-light button near the door; the button fell off in his hand.

    "The Moon Woman" by Minna Irving, part 3 Johnny Pez 2010

  • They hitched the horse to an electric-light post on State Street and went off on their errands.

    Kate Kelly: Holiday Hazards You Never Thought Of 2009

  • The beetles at once acquired the name of electric-light bugs, and it was believed that the arc carbons produced them by a kind of spontaneous generation, and that their bite was dangerous as that of a tarantula.

    Archive 2009-08-01 News from Mad Plato 2009

  • The beetles at once acquired the name of electric-light bugs, and it was believed that the arc carbons produced them by a kind of spontaneous generation, and that their bite was dangerous as that of a tarantula.

    MORE MENCKEN GEMS News from Mad Plato 2009

  • Where there is no physical power there is no moral power; a blind man has not the right to have electric-light shades.

    Fr. McNabb Speaks - On Rights and Property 2007

  • β€œThe Pratts are having six arches, all done with electric-light designs of hearts with their crest on the top,” she said.

    Red Pottage 2004

  • Om – Om of the dynamos in the electric-light plant behind the mill was louder in the darkness.

    Main Street 2004

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