true north
noun
: north that is calculated by using an imaginary line through the Earth rather than by using a compass : the direction that leads to the North Pole
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His performance as Woodward was the compass that helped his collaborators find true north.
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
The invisible hand that always points true north.
—Ken Polk, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
His legacy was the tradition of limited government and individual responsibility that guides us back to our true north when America gets off track.
—Linda McMahon, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
My very dear friend Dan Etheridge, who was a producing director on iZombie, Veronica Mars and all sorts of shows is kind of my true north.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
And in lieu of that lack of editorial process, its author has clearly misplaced, if not permanently lost, his once unimpeachable grip on his true north.
—Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2025
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
The invisible hand that always points true north.
—Ken Polk, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
His legacy was the tradition of limited government and individual responsibility that guides us back to our true north when America gets off track.
—Linda McMahon, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
My very dear friend Dan Etheridge, who was a producing director on iZombie, Veronica Mars and all sorts of shows is kind of my true north.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
And in lieu of that lack of editorial process, its author has clearly misplaced, if not permanently lost, his once unimpeachable grip on his true north.
—Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2025
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“True north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/true%20north. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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