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
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 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 hot foot is simple. The candle does all the work once you dress it with the proper herbs. Heat is always last; you know that.'' She pointed. “
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
They also laid flowers and left candles on the star in the heart of Hollywood that commemorates her decades-long career.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
He also remarked on the "powerful and moving experience" of seeing thousands of Norwegians gather outside the royal palace in the capital Oslo with "flowers, tributes and candles".
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
So I came home eager to remind everyone that we have something special in California, and that we should all be lighting candles on the cake celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Coastal Act.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Fans gathered at the park in recent days to pay tribute to Parton, dropping off flowers, candles and balloons.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
When the candles were burning brightly, the lanterns were launched on the Ohta River.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
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
While psychiatrists candled the accused's head, the city focused on its ugly old Cook County jail.
From Time Magazine Archive
They gradually grow opaque and solid white, with only an air space discernable unless candled.
From Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit by John S. Trecartin
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
The "ear debris" left in the candle's hollows, assumed by aficionados to be proof--however icky--that candling is doing its stuff, is nothing more than melted wax from the candle itself.
From Time Magazine Archive
If you are in doubt about the quality of any eggs you are candling break a few of them into a dish and examine them.
From Every Step in Canning by Grace Viall Gray
