the North Star
noun
: a bright star that can be seen in the sky in northern parts of the world when one is looking directly toward the north
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To reach that destination, trust is the North Star—one that illuminates how gen AI will make organizations, and their people, more successful.
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Erik Roth, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
There was this one show at the North Star Bar [in Philadelphia].
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
The closest storefronts to the North Star State include Milwaukee, Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 3 Sep. 2025
Duhamel bought an empty half-parcel of land in the North Star State — about an hour-and-a-half drive away from Fargo, N.D. — more than a decade ago.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Erik Roth, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
There was this one show at the North Star Bar [in Philadelphia].
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
The closest storefronts to the North Star State include Milwaukee, Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 3 Sep. 2025
Duhamel bought an empty half-parcel of land in the North Star State — about an hour-and-a-half drive away from Fargo, N.D. — more than a decade ago.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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“The North Star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20North%20Star. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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