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
He said he planned to light a candle in the local church in her memory.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
A staff member pulls a beeswax corn candle, $26, out of its mold at Happy Organics’ studio in downtown Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 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
Back inside, Dyedka waited impatiently for dinner as Mama set out the spice box, a cup of wine, and the braided candle Papa had made.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
As ever sells jams, teas, candles and other products "crafted to elevate your everyday and inspire moments of joy", and there is no indication that it will end when she moves across the Atlantic.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Crowds of people would gather each year in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park, holding candles and listening to speeches, including videos from the parents of young people killed by troops in 1989.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The trees went up like roman candles, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
At the Small Heaven School in Chitwan district, near Kathmandu, which Purja had once attended, students and staff lit candles and mourned his death.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Anya stepped beside Ilana, and Dvorah turned back to the 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
If an egghead is candled, what shows up?
From Time Magazine Archive
Sample eggs are then candled to determine whether the agent is properly infecting the embryos.
From Time Magazine Archive
These he candled in his house cellar and began selling them to a limited trade in the wealthy section of the city.
From The Dollar Hen by Milo M. (Milo Milton) Hastings
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
Sufficiently accurate for commercial grading, candling does not give data detailed enough for scientists who wish to study methods of egg preservation.
From Time Magazine Archive
One who wishes to learn egg candling had best go to an adept in the art, or he may begin unaided and by breaking many eggs learn the essential points.
From The Dollar Hen by Milo M. (Milo Milton) Hastings
