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But observers seem eager to put an asterisk next to this single in the record books.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

And next to the opening Warner Bros. logo, there’s an asterisk that reads, “A wholly owned subsidiary of the Acme Corporation.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Some cinema snobs might find Letterboxd a distasteful asterisk on film culture.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

But the victory came with an asterisk: Folarin Balogun, a Brooklyn-born striker who leads the team in goals, got a red card for fouling an opposing player.

From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026

Later I would make three photocopies, one to reside permanently next to my body, in my wallet, as a kind of personal asterisk, I thought, in case of accidental death.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

The funny thing is, though, that nowadays, surveying 10 people about those questions could easily return 10 different answers, or responses rife with caveats and asterisks.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Also, his estimate arose from abstruse economic formulas and lots of magic asterisks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025

They include displaying anti-war posters, with messages ranging from "No War" to eight asterisks - the number of Russian letters that spell "No War".

From BBC ● May 23, 2025

With several asterisks, qualifications and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form will be the leader of the band of characters, films and books that will become public domain as the year turns to 2024.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

A number of the authors’ names have been starred with penciled asterisks by previous readers, but there is no sign or mark by Nikolai Gogol’s name.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri