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Recent Examples of lodestar The versatile, always-all-in Mars is a worthy lodestar for Rosé and Rosie, an album that whirls through 21st-century pop idioms with aplomb even as its heroine ruminates on heartache and anxiety. Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024 In California, where many of the wealthiest might be under 40, there’s a similar need for a butler to act as much as lodestar as staff member. Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2024 The American flag, the lodestar of the Republican look since Nixon, took over. Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024 The Manner — New York City Where it’s located: Standard International has been a lodestar of the lifestyle hotel movement since opening its first property in West Hollywood in 1999. Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for lodestar
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Noun
  • Gonzalez joined the weightlifting team beginning in her junior season and excelled under the direction of coach Heidi Bowser.
    Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The pendulum, which swung far toward inclusion in the wake of George Floyd’s murder in 2020, is now swinging back in full force in the opposite direction.
    Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Making a list of preferences and priorities can help serve as a compass to guide business leaders toward the jurisdiction that best aligns with their aspirations.
    Jean Francois Harvey, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The yacht is named after Robert Were Fox the Younger, a 19th-century scientist who invented a compass that measured magnetic dip at sea in high latitudes, leading to the discovery of the South Pole.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Toyota’s famous kaizen methodology—continuous improvement driven by employee feedback—demonstrates how internal focus can lead to sustained innovation.
    Mark Nevins, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Jennifer Ouellette Senior Writer Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2025

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“Lodestar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodestar. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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