North Star
noun
: the star of the northern hemisphere toward which the axis of the earth points
called also polestar
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Schneider is tight-lipped about what’s next for Ritual but hints that the brand’s expansion will continue to follow its North Star: women’s health.
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Gabby Shacknai, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Through bondage and beyond, our ancestors never lost sight of their North Star: freedom.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2025
Peterson, whose South African accent flows off the tongue of a compelling Hugh Laurie, has one North Star: a love for Iran and its people.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
There was a time when late-night TV was our pop-culture North Star, and the hosts were tastemakers and star-makers.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 19 July 2025
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Gabby Shacknai, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Through bondage and beyond, our ancestors never lost sight of their North Star: freedom.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2025
Peterson, whose South African accent flows off the tongue of a compelling Hugh Laurie, has one North Star: a love for Iran and its people.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
There was a time when late-night TV was our pop-culture North Star, and the hosts were tastemakers and star-makers.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 19 July 2025
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“North Star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/North%20Star. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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