candle
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However, listing images of the property show that it is now completely empty—with not a single Juicy Couture sweatsuit or scented candle in sight, suggesting that Madison has vacated the home completely.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Moments after he blows out the candle on his cake, John’s father places a rifle in his hands.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
So light up that candle, lock the doors and bring the tissues if you have to — just don’t be ashamed to feel all the feels, or shake your booty if the mood strikes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Argentina “doesn’t hold a candle to the greatest rivalry in sports—Barcelona vs. Real Madrid.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
“A candle. You want to light a candle in here? In a room filled with very dry, flammable things?”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
To determine their intrinsic brightness, astronomers use other standard candles, such as Cepheid stars, in the galaxies nearby.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
The Marriott chain sells candles and diffusers with “the signature scent of your favorite hotels,” including subsidiary brands Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis, Westin, Sheraton and Courtyard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Its facade made it look like a temple in miniature, with two red electric candles, stone lions and a small bunch of pink lilies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Fans had laid flowers and left candles around her star in the heart of Hollywood, Los Angeles, which was awarded in 1984.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
A cloaked figure is hunched over a worktable filled with bubbling cauldrons, vials of neon-colored liquid, and candles dripping wax.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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
Many so-so lines are salvaged by the neat professional finesse of Grant, Day and Meadows, with Gig Young contributing an amusing portrayal of a financial adviser who is having his head candled.
From Time Magazine Archive
And the look of dusk: "The sky glowed like a candled egg."
From Time Magazine Archive
It toppled and fell with its candled branches in the fire.
From Diane of the Green Van by Leona Dalrymple
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
After the candling, I receive exfoliation and rejuvenation treatment.
From Time Magazine Archive
First grade that can be separated by candling, corresponding to about twenty-four hours of incubation.
From The Dollar Hen by Milo M. (Milo Milton) Hastings
