baton
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As soft sunlight slanted in through my car window, I realized I’d already passed the performance baton onto my teenage daughter Dayna.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Such forays are not typical for an orchestra of Berlin’s august cast, let alone under the baton of its chief conductor, so there was the hope of something different.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Benson competed in the 100, 200, 400, 800, 1,600, long jump, shotput … and earned his award — a baton.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
But in his statement, external released on Tuesday, Sir Keir said he was ready to "pass the baton to a successor".
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
But first she needed to learn how to twirl a baton.
From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo
More than a dozen police personnel were deployed at each of the container checkpoints, equipped with protective shields, batons and tear gas shells.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Little is made of Goering’s outrageous personal style: the power-blue Reichsmarschall’s uniform, the fur-lined capes, the diamond encrusted badges and batons, the face makeup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
The plaintiffs are asking the judge to update the TRO to “expressly encompass” the use of batons and any other type of force.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2025
Sixty years ago, marchers in Selma faced tear gas and batons so that we might inherit a fuller democracy.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2025
“Shoulders back, chin up, batons out in front of you!” said Ida Nee.
From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo
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