candle
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Argentina “doesn’t hold a candle to the greatest rivalry in sports—Barcelona vs. Real Madrid.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The church has invited people to light a candle for the town's "much-loved pet shop lady".
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The recent rally began shortly after a doji candle formed on May 19, a pattern that often signals a potential change in trend.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
On the corner of another table, the flame from a candle flickers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Even Leeds’ Thespians on Demand, the famed English acting troupe known far and wide for their loud voices and shameless overacting, could not hold a candle to this family.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
They announced their engagement in September last year after Tom proposed in Dubai in front of the luxury hotel, Burj Al Arab, with a host of candles and flowers.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
I can still see my own mother covering her eyes as she lit our family’s Shabbos candles, whispering private prayers for her children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Her Happy Organics line of produce-inspired candles is a start.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
People left candles, stuffed animals, notes and more as they paid their respects to Salgado Araujo, whose family said had lived in Houston for 35 years.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Finally Bogdana came back with a sack heavy with candles.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Unlike with most poultry, the eggs cannot be candled to check on the embryo growing inside for the 52 days between laying and hatching.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2022
Early on, she candled eggs for a poultry farm while he played “frisbee on the green.”
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 20, 2018
While psychiatrists candled the accused's head, the city focused on its ugly old Cook County jail.
From Time Magazine Archive
If an egghead is candled, what shows up?
From Time Magazine Archive
When carefully candled they should be worth ten or twelve cents a dozen.
From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)
Unclear, though certificates on the walls congratulate her on her mastery of ear candling and reiki.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2015
His wife, when not mothering their five boys and three girls, spent grueling days standing at a local produce house as she examined poultry eggs under a light - what they call candling.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 2, 2014
Sam Cruz, a 12-year IRS employee who works in candling, said he finds something left behind maybe two or three times for every thousand envelopes.
From Washington Post
Aside from an earful of candle wax, candling could lead to infection, burns to the ear canal or eardrum--or burning hair.
From Time Magazine Archive
First: The encouragement of the cash buying of produce, and, if possible, the candling of all eggs with proper deduction for loss.
From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)
