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torch

[tawrch] / tɔrtʃ /


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LA28’s route promises to pass through iconic cities and landmarks, but Wasserman is most keen on carrying the torch through small towns, per advice he received from Payne.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Payne was “worried to death” that Ali could drop the torch, he said, 30 years later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

"I don't quite know what to do, that's how I feel, just a bit lost. I'm just back to being in the dark without a torch kind of thing, that's what it feels like."

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

As she ran, she said she had looked back to see his torch seeking her out.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

As I approach the front gate, a figure steps from the dark guard’s hut, his faint torch angled down.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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

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

Serhiy Motsak, a shift director at one of Ukraine’s thermal-power plants, spent this past winter knocking ice from the equipment and сarrying around torches to heat it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

Dad was too stubborn to shut it down, even though it cost him more to have his foreman salvaging than it would have cost him to cut the iron with torches.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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