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baton

[buh-ton, ba-, bat-n] / bəˈtɒn, bæ-, ˈbæt n /
NOUN
stick used for conducting or for protection
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“This was a tuneup. Our handoffs were clean and we got the baton around the track. That was our main focus.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Powell’s announcement that he would remain on the Fed’s board as a governor after handing the baton to Warsh next month broke with that precedent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Colombia passed the baton to Tuvalu, a tiny island nation in the Pacific Ocean that will host the next fossil fuel phaseout conference in 2027.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

But it is a fresh sight in governor’s races, after Gov. Jerry Brown served eight years and then seamlessly handed the baton to Newsom for another eight.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

Beverly stopped occasionally to beat Ida Nee’s baton against the small rocks and gravel on the side of the road.

From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo




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