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pass the torch

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pass the torch in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pass the torch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of pass the torch in a Sentence

  1. Kathy Duva:

    This fight has taken so long that talking about it, waiting for it, has so consumed the fans and the media that I am just happy that they are getting it over with, there are a lot of good younger fighters out there who are ready to step up and become the stars and it's hard to do that when you got two people who are still there, lingering and not willing to pass the torch.

  2. Eric Swalwell:

    I was 6 years old when a presidential candidate came to the California Democratic convention and said it's time to pass the torch to a new generation of Americans, that candidate was then-Senator Joe Biden.

  3. Patrick Leahy:

    While I will continue to serve Vermont, Marcelle and I have reached a conclusion : it is time to put down the gavel, it is time to pass the torch to the next Vermonter, who'll carry on this work for our great state. It's time to come home.

  4. Jim Oppman:

    Sometimes you have to pass the torch.

  5. Eric Swalwell:

    Joe Biden was right when he said it was time to pass the torch to a new generation of Americans 32 years ago, he's still right today.

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