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
"As I look back up the mountain, as I helped this guy descend, Hillary Dawa didn't appear to have moved, and certainly wasn't descending, because we would have seen his head torch."
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
It seemed like players closer to the lead like McIlroy, Rahm and Scottie Scheffler would finally have their opportunity to torch the course.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
There were echoing sounds in the tunnel as well as the sound of splashing and dripping water as the team made their way through the dark environment with the aid of torch lights,
From BBC • May 15, 2026
The French-American Union just announced that they’ve raised enough money to finish building Liberty, that statue of the lady holding a torch up in the air.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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