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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

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

He returned with a torch and said it felt like "a labyrinth".

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

The latter is as defiant as Frank Sinatra’s “My Way,” a torch song that boasts, “It’s not about being first/but knowing how to get there.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

Still muttering irritably, he plucked the torch from its bracket and strode down the court.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

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

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

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

Macleod agrees: "Turn off torches and car headlights, and stop looking at your phone because the light from the screen can affect your eyes acclimatising and adjusting to the total darkness."

From BBC Feb. 14, 2026

Performers on multiple platforms juggle torches, spinning them high into the air.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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