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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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The new actor will take the baton from Daniel Craig, who wrapped his five-film tenure as James Bond with the 2021 film “No Time to Die.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

I was hired by our park district to teach baton twirling to young children in the city parks during the summer months.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

If the leadership baton is indeed passing back to the megacaps, the semiconductor rally might be entering an even more powerful and sustainable phase.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 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

Raymie looked down at the baton in her lap.

From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo




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