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candle

[kan-dl] / ˈkæn dl /
NOUN
taper
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In addition to Stewart’s ill-conceived effort to raise awareness of the unhoused crisis, the offending image was part of a carousel promoting her QVC candle collection, which she touted as “perfect for Halloween!!!”

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

There’s a neon-yellow China Airlines collaboration with the North Face and a square black Singapore Airlines pouch that comes with a Lalique candle and a warning: DO NOT USE IN AIRCRAFT.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

"At the very least, I wanted to come down, lay a candle... to make an appearance," said the 25-year-old, who studies fashion.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

In a statement released by his office on Wednesday afternoon, Netanyahu said he had lit a memorial candle commemorating every victim of 7 October.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

A tiny tendril of smoke curled out of it before the candle ignited.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

US Protestant missionaries encouraged Sagada's residents to bury their dead and light candles on their graves, he said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

I arrange flowers, lighting and scented candles, sometimes with wood notes, sometimes with spicier ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

LA28 plans to announce partnerships with a number of other local entities that will make a wide variety of items, such as stationery, toys, hats, magnets, candles and pet accessories.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Get drinks on ice, arrange the soups for serving, light the candles and start the music.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 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

Sample eggs are then candled to determine whether the agent is properly infecting the embryos.

From Time Magazine Archive

He candled eggs in a grocery store, became a messenger boy for a bank, a cashier's assistant in the local Morrell packing plant, finally got a scholarship to Trinity College.

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

The art of egg candling cannot be readily taught by worded description.

From The Dollar Hen by Milo M. (Milo Milton) Hastings


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