torch
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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
In neighbouring Bangladesh, students gave a call for a "torch rally" on Thursday evening to express their solidarity for protesters in Delhi.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
On stage, Asha's granddaughter Zanai sings backing vocals, in a symbolic passing of the torch.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Allun took the torch from Marlie and led them to the spot.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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
Battalion members prepared the drones in pitch dark, illuminated only by red torches.
From Barron's ● May 17, 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
Webcam images show lights from their torches as they scaled the mountain.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
Villagers from all round, like us, were converging towards the bonfire to be lit there; already smoke wisps were curling towards the clouds, torches were beginning to flare.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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