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Matherne and Elmer took over after Menand and Greenblatt, who still regularly teach the class, passed the baton in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
On Monday, Milan passes the baton to Paris, where the collections of Dior, Louis Vuitton, Valentino and Carven will be presented.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
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
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
Auster held up his fingers and let a dust devil swirl between them like a baton.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
More than a dozen police personnel were deployed at each of the container checkpoints, equipped with protective shields, batons and tear gas shells.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 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
Two police officers in dark green uniforms with brown batons and steel guns holstered at their waists sauntered into the marble foyer.
From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed
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