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All around the city, the posters proclaim, “Our New Era Starts Now,” with a determined-looking Gustavo Dudamel in profile, baton raised, about to nail some unheard climax.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

He said it was the "right time" for him to "pass the baton to a sucessor".

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Apple's chief executive Tim Cook bid farewell to the tech giant on Monday, paying tribute to founder Steve Jobs and praising staff as "extraordinary," as he passed the baton to incoming CEO John Ternus.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

While the duo set the trail ablaze, they have passed the baton to a trio of coaches — Inouye-Perez, Walker and Fernandez, who have spent a combined 72 years in Westwood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

Ms. Fender tapped her music stand with her baton.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

The son of a Nasa Indigenous guerrilla and an Afro‑Colombian police officer, his protection is a phalanx of some 30 Indigenous Guards, some barely out of their teens and armed with little more than batons.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

Little is made of Goering’s outrageous personal style: the power-blue Reichsmarschall’s uniform, the fur-lined capes, the diamond encrusted badges and batons, the face makeup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

Sixty years ago, marchers in Selma faced tear gas and batons so that we might inherit a fuller democracy.

From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2025

The batons have symbolic values of protection for women, who use them during conflict.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2025

Nowhere are there larger bands or more marching organizations, with corps of costumed girls whirling glittering batons.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck