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But observers seem eager to put an asterisk next to this single in the record books.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 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

Vincent adds diagonal threads from the corners to create an X through the middle, so it looks like the Union Jack British flag, or a six-pointed asterisk.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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

There are plenty of asterisks to put on Monday’s victory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

They include displaying anti-war posters, with messages ranging from "No War" to eight asterisks - the number of Russian letters that spell "No War".

From BBC ● May 23, 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

Naturally, she had never heard the word spoken, or seen it in print, or come across it in asterisks.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan