torch
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"While this may look like just a baton," Bresnik said, "it feels like big flaming hot Olympic torch."
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
"I began flashing my phone torch as close to the window as I could and then she popped her head out, then we let her know what was going on," he added.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
“As it progressed, the theme kind of changed into carrying the torch and paving the way for a better future for our youth and for our communities,” Mejia said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 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
They lit another torch and edged across the right-hand passage.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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