torch
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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
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
When Argentina gave the trophy back to Spain, it likely marked a passing of the torch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
He said he gets transported back to his childhood when he goes in, "memories of walking around with a torch with hardly any batteries, getting lost underground".
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Behind him, bearing the horde standard and a lighted torch, came Fangburn and Killconey.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
South San Francisco-based Burnbot has developed monstrous tracked machines with arrays of torches for the same purpose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
With little visibility -- battery-powered torches being the only sources of light -- she helped to deliver the babies using her bare hands.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Fiery torches blazed outside the riverside theater, welcoming a combination of well-dressed invitees and lucky ticket-bearing fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Karina ran around looking for torches and begged people to help.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
I had hold of Joe’s hand now, and Joe carried one of the torches.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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