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- noun Plural form of
lightbulb .
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Please note that the push for the change in lightbulbs is not the product of private industry and consumer trends but a byproduct of government regulation and tax credit based programs for homebuilders.
The Dimming of America « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2009
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Heckling people about taking grocery bags to the store, or changing their lightbulbs is silly. theAmericanist Says:
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Household power used by lightbulbs is actually dwarfed these days by major appliances and high tech consumer electronics - such as wide screen TVs, computers and video games along with internet servers, the biggest energy hogs besides cars and trucks.
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- Invented the light flicker-ers that have been used at Dland for almost 30 years to make plain lightbulbs in opaque houseings look like they are flame
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If the lightbulbs are the vertebrae of this thing, the fans and skiers are the restless heart and soul giving it life and reason.
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Taking a cue from Richardson, when Obama is asked a question about lightbulbs -- yeah, really, what kind of lightbulbs!
Archive 2007-04-01 Ann Althouse 2007
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The "lightbulbs" are led clusters running at a few watts.
Latest financial, market & economic news and analysis | guardian.co.uk Robert McIlveen 2010
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Instead, sort items into specific groups - "electric bills," "lightbulbs," and so on.
Lifehacker Adam Pash 2010
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His cinematic lexicon boasts "symbolia", such as lightbulbs pinging above characters' heads to indicate ideas, or "zzzz" to demonstrate sleep.
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At the end of it you will be awarded a maroon beret but no wings and Ive not seen any 'lightbulbs' poking about our TAC either.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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