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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Her heroes were the European modernists like Matisse and Mondrian, along with the North Star of Brazilian modernism, Tarsila do Amaral.
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Grace Edquist, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
Polaris shines directly above the Earth’s terrestrial North Pole, so all of the stars in the northern hemisphere appear to circle the North Star every 24 hours in response to the Earth’s rotation.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 2 Mar. 2025
Private capital and measurable outcomes (CO2 avoided, jobs created) will replace partisan rhetoric as the North Star for impact.
—Tobias Van Gils, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Make work meaningful by having a clear mission that drives the company forward, and use it as the North Star by which all decisions are measured.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
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Grace Edquist, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
Polaris shines directly above the Earth’s terrestrial North Pole, so all of the stars in the northern hemisphere appear to circle the North Star every 24 hours in response to the Earth’s rotation.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 2 Mar. 2025
Private capital and measurable outcomes (CO2 avoided, jobs created) will replace partisan rhetoric as the North Star for impact.
—Tobias Van Gils, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Make work meaningful by having a clear mission that drives the company forward, and use it as the North Star by which all decisions are measured.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
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“The North Star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20North%20Star. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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