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Lai is carrying a torch lit by her husband, Collin, who died last year at the age of 96 after years of fighting to make the park a reality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

Once underwater, they sliced through the ship’s steel using a torch with a self-consuming rod burning at thousands of degrees Fahrenheit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

“I accept the responsibility to help carry the torch and move it forward, and hand it off to the Jennie Finches and the Cat Ostermans,” Fernandez said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

The Statue of Liberty, the copper-clad sculpture of a robed and crowned woman holding a torch above her head, sits in New York's harbor and draws millions of visitors each year.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

“Probably years,” said Grace, holding up her torch.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

Instead of working with a massive furnace, participants use small torches, making the process feel more approachable and easier to control.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

Another trend visible across social networks is one of growing emergency preparedness: people stockpiling canned food, torches and water bottles, and assembling emergency backpacks.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

Hedda, in effect, torches the realistic trappings that Nora from “A Doll’s House” also came to understand as a trap.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026

Still, it seems the villagers have put down their torches and pitchforks for now.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

The light of the torches danced off crosses of pins and needles they had pinned on their coats and shirts.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya