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Before the torch is lit in Los Angeles in 2028, make sure to consult Slate’s list of every Olympic event, ranked from worst to best, compiled by Mike Canter.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

He said he opened the door a few inches and with the aid of his torch he saw Laura Marshall in the bath face down.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The flat, he said, was in darkness and that he had entered using a torch.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Fifteen years later, Cook passed the torch last month to John Ternus, who inherited a company now valued at nearly $5 trillion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Even with my head in the clouds instead of the flames—and certainly not in any sort of captain-mode—we Firebirds torch them.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

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

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

Another trend visible across social networks is one of growing emergency preparedness: people stockpiling canned food, torches and water bottles, and assembling emergency backpacks.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

The monarchs’ shaggy leaves, so high off the ground that normal forest fires never touched them, were burning like torches now.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz