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batons

noun

plural of baton

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a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment the detainee claimed that the police had beat him with their batons even after he had been shackled

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Recent Examples of batons Others spoke of police chokeholds and the grainy footage that showed officers striking King with batons. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Riot police have liberally used tear gas and wielded their batons to disperse crowds. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 In Paris, tear gas filled the air, and trash cans, school desks and chairs were set alight as riot police with shields and batons clashed with some demonstrators. — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 Rights groups say police are deploying heavy-handed force with rubber bullets and batons against the protesters, many of them schoolchildren. — Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026 Images showed altercations between police and protesters, with officers using batons to strike demonstrators, who threw barriers. — Joseph Wilson, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 Now his parents would be taken away, together with the stranger, in a flurry of uniforms and batons and flashing lights. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 Images show altercations between police and protesters, with officers using batons to strike demonstrators, who threw barriers. — Joseph Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026 Students and rights groups have accused police of excessive force against minors, including the use of batons, tear gas and non-lethal weapons. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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canes

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Questions that have been proposed for removal deal with memory, fatigue, arthritis, difficulty walking and climbing stairs, as well as others about the use of hearing aids, canes, wheelchairs and scooters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
This is because fruit development consumes much of the vine’s energy, so removing the fruit at this point allows the vine’s energy to continue to develop a strong cordon, canes (vertical shoots), and root system.

— The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026

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