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star

[stahr] / stɑr /




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"Our simulations allowed us to follow that evolutionary pathway from the main-sequence star to the white dwarf, and show that under certain conditions, such a pathway is possible."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

The studio wanted a star — Ryan O’Neal or Burt Reynolds, among others — and offered Stallone $360,000 for the script if he would just walk away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

He morphed from provocative stand-up comic to TV star and Hollywood actor.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

British Vogue noted after the appointment that Rose counts Rihanna and Timothee Chalamet as fans, and that rap star Kendrick Lamar wore a custom-made jacket for his wildly popular Super Bowl halftime performance last year.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

It’s small, but it burns brightly and strongly, like a distant star.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Some of the universe's dead stars may be capable of growing far more massive than a famous limit in physics was thought to allow.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Although the findings come from computer simulations rather than direct observations of white dwarfs growing to these extreme masses, they offer a possible evolutionary pathway for stars that exceed the traditional Chandrasekhar limit.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Jordan Firstman stars in and directs this predictable dramedy about a gay club promoter who finds out he is the father of a 10-year-old boy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Rishabh Suri of the Hindustan Times newspaper was more enthusiastic, awarding it four stars.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

There was a young pirate staring up at the stars, a hook for one hand.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

In 2025 he starred in a gangster movie, playing The Jackal in Fall to the Top, and later the same year appeared in Celebrity MasterChef.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Bath centre pair Ollie Lawrence and Max Ojomoh, who both starred in last autumn's clean sweep, are omitted and there is no space for 20-year-old Saracens wing Noah Caluori.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

In addition to playing rivals across multiple “X-Men” films, Patrick and McKellen starred together in “Waiting for Godot” and “No Man’s Land” on Broadway and London’s West End.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Comedian Ricky Gervais, whose BBC programme Extras Sir Patrick guest starred in, described him as a "legend".

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The grots and rocky walls were already starred with saxifrages and stonecrops.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

Ippolito excels as the then-unknown Stallone, who, while broke, parlayed his original screenplay for “Rocky” into a starring role and an acting career.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Written by and originally starring Cole Escola, “Oh, Mary!” is a revisionist take on former First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln’s life in the days leading to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Beauty push starring puppets wearing real makeup and a Levi’s stop-motion spot inspired by horror movies and the brand’s 1995 “Clayman” ad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

That understanding gives fresh insight into the passion he brought to his greatest starring roles and the smallest.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

In 1921, Eubie Blake’s Shuffle Along became the first musical comedy written by African-Americans and starring African- Americans to run successfully on Broadway.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall


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