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torch

[tawrch] / tɔrtʃ /


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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

"I thought it would be symbolic, passing on the torch," says Obada.

From BBC Jul. 30, 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

Cluny plucked the blazing torch from Killconey’s grasp.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

These sections were then cut into smaller pieces by staff using oxy-propane torches, before being sent to a local company to be recycled.

From BBC Jul. 13, 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

Hedda, in effect, torches the realistic trappings that Nora from “A Doll’s House” also came to understand as a trap.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 25, 2026

As the beat got louder, she smelled smoke and heard the flickering of torches on either side.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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