baton
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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
"Ternus is not going to take over the CEO baton with a treadmill approach in our view and this is a good thing."
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 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
My daughter and my daughter-in-law now give blood and it's great to know I'm passing on the blood donation baton, just like my mum before me.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
He stops his conducting and taps my case with his baton.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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English Words Derived from French, List 4
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