North Star
noun
: the star of the northern hemisphere toward which the axis of the earth points
called also polestar
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Tom’s North Star throughout the season has been keeping Evan safe; the whole point of attracting tourism to Widow’s Bay was to bring the world to Evan rather than roll the dice on sending Evan out into the world.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026
That letter was a North Star to me at that time of my life.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Bidding goodbye to visiting journalists at North Star Media Village, Restaurant 3, at the end of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a student volunteer who saw us every day burst into tears.
—Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
Founded in 2015, SBTi has come up with key ideas that have migrated into government regulation of corporate climate work, and its guidance has become a North Star for companies looking to decarbonize.
—Justin Worland, Time, 12 June 2026
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Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026
That letter was a North Star to me at that time of my life.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Bidding goodbye to visiting journalists at North Star Media Village, Restaurant 3, at the end of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a student volunteer who saw us every day burst into tears.
—Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
Founded in 2015, SBTi has come up with key ideas that have migrated into government regulation of corporate climate work, and its guidance has become a North Star for companies looking to decarbonize.
—Justin Worland, Time, 12 June 2026
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“North Star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/North%20Star. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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