North Star
noun
: the star of the northern hemisphere toward which the axis of the earth points
called also polestar
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Our property assessment system should take accuracy as its North Star, drawing on the best data and working in a spirit of fairness.
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Fritz Kaegi, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Flashback: Before starting Sunfish, Rastegar was a director at fertility company North Star Fertility.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Their household was a kind of North Star, said Marie Brenner, one of many journalists whom Ms. Bissell drew into her circle.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Next man up is Neal Broten, almost entirely on the strength of his time as a North Star.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Fritz Kaegi, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Flashback: Before starting Sunfish, Rastegar was a director at fertility company North Star Fertility.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Their household was a kind of North Star, said Marie Brenner, one of many journalists whom Ms. Bissell drew into her circle.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Next man up is Neal Broten, almost entirely on the strength of his time as a North Star.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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“North Star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/North%20Star. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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