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Recent Examples of lodestar Ideological lodestars like a rejection of free-market orthodoxy — once a central plank of the GOP economic policies — hostility toward immigration and most foreign entanglements, plus a healthy dose of social conservatism. David Hodari, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2024 In the twentieth century, their lodestar was a multiracial egalitarian society. Corey Robin, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024 The night had kicked off with Stacey Abrams, a lodestar of Georgia’s changing political future, who reinforced Harris’ moral imperative for the country. Jason Parham, WIRED, 2 Aug. 2024 West’s influence turned the Warriors from a laughingstock to the league’s lodestar. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for lodestar 
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Noun
  • Oftentimes, this allows deer to smell danger from multiple directions.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The group has been expanding in all directions—deepening their community work, such as teaching kids how to use cameras at an event with the Hoods to Woods Foundation this summer at Big Snow in New Jersey, but also attracting the attention and support of bigger sponsors.
    Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Define Your Purpose Purpose is your compass for success.
    Melanie Borden, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Nor did researchers need tape measures, binoculars, or compasses to find their way through the thick foliage.
    Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Whereas some adaptations place Scrooge firmly at the center of your focus, this one emphasizes the rewards of being part of a community, ranging from warm celebrations full of dancing, food and games to something as simple as a nod and smile to a stranger on the street.
    Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
  • California leaders can’t serve as the focus of the Trump resistance because no one outside of California takes them seriously.
    Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024

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“Lodestar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodestar. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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