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 returned with a torch and said it felt like "a labyrinth".
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Bork reached up and picked an apple and held it to the light of his torch.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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
From those who have their own fallout shelters to those who just carry torches in their bags "I fall somewhere in the middle."
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
Still, it seems the villagers have put down their torches and pitchforks for now.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
Pinmei looked at the door and windows and could see only the lit torches, balls of fire rolling and spinning madly around the house like toy yo-yos.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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