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torch

[tawrch] / tɔrtʃ /


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Tim Cook isn’t just passing the torch, he is handing over one of the corporate world’s biggest successes.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

To the contrary, the entire discussion on YouTube was about Grande’s body, not the video’s visuals or the music, a lovely torch song where she compares herself to a “petal in the pavement.”

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

Fans wrapped around the concourse and emptied the merchandise stand before the delayed first pitch and witnessed a torch passing between the league’s current players and past women’s baseball legends.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 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

Finishing quickly—all too quickly in Jonathan’s judgment—the young soldier wiped his hands on his jacket, then, picking up the torch, made a motion to Jonathan that they were to return to the house.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi

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

A witty theater owner would match the mood by selling torches and pitchforks at the concession stand.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

Webcam images show lights from their torches as they scaled the mountain.

From BBC Feb. 17, 2026

They lit one of the torches they had made the night before.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda




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