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Divergence can be the hallmark of a rally when a new industry has taken the market baton, but also a preview of broader market trouble.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

And allowing the runner-up to pick up the baton after the winner withdrew would be a simple criterion for the party to move forward.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

“On the innovation front, Pizza Hut struggled. Then, on the value front, Domino’s grabbed hold of the value baton and just ran with it, and continues to run at a full-out sprint.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

"While this may look like just a baton," Bresnik said, "it feels like big flaming hot Olympic torch."

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

Noodles took the pink yarn and the needles like taking a baton in a relay race, and started up the steps, two at a time.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

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

They stood with their batons hanging at their sides, their helmets gleaming in the lights of the parking lot.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro