torch
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Now carrying the family’s torch is the fifth generation of tumbling acrobats skilled in the art of balance and flexibility.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Every spring, caterpillars infested the fruit trees at their property’s edge, and every July the children watched from the porch as their father used a torch to burn out the larvae.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Following more than 300 hours of searching, divers finally spotted the blinking of the miner's torch light, which Zapata had turned on and off to alert them to his location.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
As they carry out their mission, the team of four astronauts have been routinely asked to reflect on the weight of the torch they carry.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Right behind them came the man with the torch.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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