torch
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Tim Cook isn’t just passing the torch, he is handing over one of the corporate world’s biggest successes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” turned 20 this year and has the distinction of most-watched of the franchise, with “Real Housewives of Atlanta” coming in second after carrying the torch for a decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
As they were still teenagers, they were better able to squeeze through narrow spaces, crawling between concrete slabs lit only by a handheld torch or mobile phone so they could tell rescuers where to dig.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
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’ll prove it to you. As soon as I can walk across the yard without near passing out, I’ll get a torch and cut off another tank.”
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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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
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
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
I could see white ghosts moving in the night, and torches against the black.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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