baton

Benson competed in the 100, 200, 400, 800, 1,600, long jump, shotput … and earned his award — a baton.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 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

This year there was no baton relay across the Commonwealth but each of the 74 nations and territories was given a wooden baton to decorate.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

It would be a relay-style toad race today, with each toad hopping 131 toadstools before passing a baton to their teammate.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

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

The plaintiffs are asking the judge to update the TRO to “expressly encompass” the use of batons and any other type of force.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2025

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 were made of hardwood, Malaver explained— usually, oak or ash.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover