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baton 1. a thin stick used by the conductor of an orchestra, choir, etc., to indicate rhythm or expression 2. Athletics a short bar carried by a competitor in a relay race and transferred to the next runner at the end of each stage 3. a long stick with a knob on one end, carried, twirled, and thrown up and down by a drum major or drum majorette, esp at the head of a parade How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Local bankers are reporting evidence of a robust increase in commercial lending over the past few months, a sign that business borrowers may be picking up the baton from the homeowners who have kept the economy afloat with cash-out refinancings over the past several years. struck down perhaps before ever even thinking in earnest of picking up the baton his father dropped so tragically. |
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