firmament
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For those who grew up with Ms. Blume’s star fixed immutably in their literary firmament, it’s hard to think of her success as a fluke of time and place.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Today our stars inhabit the cultural firmament, in sports and in entertainment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
Of course, long before audiences became obsessed with Brody’s turn as a hot rabbi in “Nobody Wants This,” both he and Meester were cemented in the pop culture firmament as teen drama icons.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025
The cast - and the status of the 1922 original in the film firmament - means Eggers' movie had achieved a cult-like following even before its release.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2024
Even Simon Harley-Dickinson must have wondered, from his ever-changing position in the theatrical firmament: What had become of Alexander, Beowulf, and Cassiopeia Incorrigible, the three wards of Lord Fredrick Ashton, of Ashton Place, England?
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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