firmament

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Today our stars inhabit the cultural firmament, in sports and in entertainment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

A century on, the place of all three in the firmament is secure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

As for the food, Gold called some of it “ordinary,” but noted, “Weirdly enough, I don’t care,” noting the restaurant’s place in L.A.’s culinary firmament.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2025

An appeal for new designs produced unusual ideas, including a glass roof, a green "eco-roof", a massive flame instead of a spire, and a spire topped by a vertical laser shooting into the firmament.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2024

He bathed in the fresh cold water at the river’s edge and lay on his back under the sun, trying to fathom the firmament.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig