asterisk
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On the agency’s website where measles deaths are tallied, there is no number, only an asterisk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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
There's an asterisk beside that stat, of course.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Once a rider logged his first win, he officially became an apprentice jockey, or “bug boy,” so called because of the asterisk, or “bug,” that was typed next to apprentices’ names in the racing program.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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
Hopefully, yes, but that answer comes with a few heavy asterisks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
But the British Cycling website listed the village as the word Three followed by five asterisks before later correcting the mistake.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 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
He straightened, revealing a woman’s face beside the plane, with long wavy hair and eyes like asterisks.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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