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carry a torch



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I still carry a torch for Ethan Craft, so I haven’t quite ruled out Lizzie McGuire 2.0.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 23, 2019

But five years after the last Zune rolled off the assembly line, some fans still carry a torch for the device.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2016

While the much vaunted Big Society, David Cameron's pet project under the coalition government, was quietly sidelined, the current government has continued to carry a torch for volunteering.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2015

But to give his book momentum, Mr. Butler endows Lee with a big, indiscreet mouth and has him carry a torch to rival the size of the Statue of Liberty’s.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2014

We agreed, however, that the next time we went bee-hunting we would each of us carry a torch for our defence.

From In the Eastern Seas by William Henry Giles Kingston




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