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asterisk

[as-tuh-risk] / ˈæs tə rɪsk /


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While the deaths have since been added back to the tally, they are marked with an asterisk indicating that the “number is subject to change.”

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Every victory, every league table, will come with a metaphorical asterisk until clarity and finality comes.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The CDC has placed an asterisk on its measles death tally and is investigating the death before deciding whether to include it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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

Beneath the practice schedule, there was a definition for the asterisk.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

Little by little they found out that some of those things weren’t worth having and all of them came with asterisks.

From Salon ● May 31, 2026

Green festooned his post with lots of hand-waving and magic asterisks to accommodate changes in American lifestyles over the ensuing six decades and come up with his $140,000 standard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025

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

The snow was still falling, dissolving against the windshield, leaving wet asterisks on the glass.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez


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