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- noun Plural form of
bulb .
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Examples
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These subterranean palaces and vaulted cloisters, which we call bulbs, are no more roots than the blade of grass is a root, in which the ear of corn forms before it shoots up.
Proserpina, Volume 1 Studies Of Wayside Flowers John Ruskin 1859
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The phase-out of inefficient bulbs is gradual — the 60-watt incandescent, the most commonly used bulb, can be sold until 2014.
How many legislators does it take to change a lightbulb law? 2010
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Update At Get Energy Smart, A. Siegel relates how Will's new discussion of compact fluorescent light bulbs is riddled with errors and misinformation.
Wonk Room » George Will’s Latest Denier Column Links To Global Boiling Document 2009
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The working team claims that the heat of the bulbs is weak and does not affect the temple.
Global Voices in English » Cambodia: Controversial Angkor Wat lighting project 2009
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Installation of these high-tech LED light bulbs is easy.
Remote-Controlled LED Light Bulbs Offer 7 Shades of White | Inhabitat 2009
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Remove the white bulbs from the green onion stalks.
Musha Izakaya 2008
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I bring Mogul bulbs from the USA as they are unavailable here, and use either a variable transformer or voltage regulator to step the voltage down if I am in an environment of 130 volts or higher.
voltage 2008
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Apparently, this particular brand will often arrive broken and getting replacements for its bulbs is also a huge hassle.
Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2008
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Kunst says one of his favorite bulbs is Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria), which was introduced to him by his first-grade teacher.
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Remove the white bulbs from the green onion stalks.
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This June, r/collapse was busy discussing the developing conflict between Iran and Israel, as well as “wet bulbs” (a far more humid and deadly type of heatwave), the millions of air conditioners being bought in India as temperatures rise and Trump’s plan to end Fema.
On r/collapse, people are ‘kept abreast of the latest doom’. Its moderators say it’s not for everyone Sam Wolfson 2025
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