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baton

[buh-ton, ba-, bat-n] / bəˈtɒn, bæ-, ˈbæt n /
NOUN
stick used for conducting or for protection
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Here’s some not-very-exciting news for you: The glitzy stocks that have carried the baton for this bull market sputtered this month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

On Monday, Milan passes the baton to Paris, where the collections of Dior, Louis Vuitton, Valentino and Carven will be presented.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The conductor’s baton was raised, the audience braced, that breathless moment before a cacophony of chaos filled the air.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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

Soon officers were told to adopt the "show of strength" stance, meaning they should take batons out of their holders and above their heads, pointing upwards.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 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

Track batons are slippery, especially if your palms are itchy when you’re trying to grab one.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée


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