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
Svelte but swaggering, tender yet macho — this hairy-chested torch song might be the singer’s finest vocal performance.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Parker described the experience as "fantastic" and "historic", a chance to pick up the torch left by Apollo.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 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
A military policeman steps out of a small guard’s hut, switching on a torch and pointing it down.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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