baton
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But it is a fresh sight in governor’s races, after Gov. Jerry Brown served eight years and then seamlessly handed the baton to Newsom for another eight.
From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026
“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 • Mar. 13, 2026
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 • Mar. 11, 2026
The Berliner Philharmoniker and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the latter under the baton of Venezuelan Gustavo Dudamel, no stranger to Scotland thanks to his work with the El Sistema orchestral education programme.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
To pass the baton, a toad grabbed the edge of the baton with its mouth and then wiggled till it was holding it at its center.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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