star turns

noun

plural of star turn, chiefly British
as in leading men

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  1. principals
  2. stars
Noun
  • Then control runs downhill to individual school districts, filtering through local school boards and even principals.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
  • Donaldson and her research team worked with data from surveys administered to principals from across the country, as well as qualitative interviews with principals from Connecticut, Washington, and Tennessee.
    — Mac Murray, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026
Definition of principals
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  • Emma is played by different actresses over the course of the series (Jessica Reynolds, Brenda Blethyn) alongside a cast of talented co-stars.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
  • The epic stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, whose long journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War reunites him with his wife, Penelope (Anne Hathaway), and son, Telemachus (Tom Holland).
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026
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“Star turns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/star%20turns. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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