baton

Example Sentences

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“The baton has been passed from print to the traditional web, and now from the traditional web to social,” BuzzFeed founder and CEO Jonah Peretti said at the time.

From MarketWatch

If only Adebayo, well respected by peers and fans alike, could’ve taken the baton from his basketball hero while playing regular old basketball.

From Los Angeles Times

The overall market is only down slightly because it was able to pass the baton from tech to other sectors that have been unusually strong.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was a massive passing of the baton because she owned her.

From Los Angeles Times

A busy guest baton with companies around the globe, she will make her L.A.

From Los Angeles Times