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[stahr] / stɑr /




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He describes Oldman as the biggest star he has worked with.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Engineers designated a small section of each detector to rapidly monitor a different guide star -- stars whose positions are already known with high precision.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass and Kenneth Branagh star in a moving, understated film based on the true story of U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Chad Lowe, the Emmy-winning star of “Life Goes On,” and his family announced Fiona’s death in a statement shared with People on Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Do you think Kenji is up there on a star island?”

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr

It doesn't have Lagos's famous, and infamous, raucousness -- but neither does it have a riposte to the Lagos' film industry, known as Nollywood, or its major corporate headquarters and roster of Afrobeats stars.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

This allows researchers to investigate how generations of stars alter the gas inside and around galaxies across billions of years of evolution.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Only about 500 million years after the Big Bang, when the universe was roughly 3% of its current age, some of the first stars and galaxies had already begun to shine.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

That material later became part of new generations of stars and planets and eventually contributed to the chemistry needed for life.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

So long that the stars even started to shift and move positions, and he had to search for the second star all over again.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Noth, 71, who famously starred as Mr. Big in the hit HBO series, is bidding farewell to the one-bedroom, 1.5-bathroom abode more than three decades after purchasing it in 1994.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

In her self-titled sitcom, she starred as an awkward, accident-prone shopkeeper.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

So, when Sepulveda Boulevard becomes the Sepulveda River in a few months, and the TV news reporters pull on those yellow rain slickers for “Stormwatch ‘26,” remember that L.A. has starred in this movie before.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

In the years following the end of “The Cosby Show,” the performer starred in “Cosby” for CBS, which ran between 1996 and 2000, and one season of “The Cosby Mysteries” on NBC in 1994.

From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2018

He looked like Will Smith when he starred in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

Think of it as a cocktail mix of “Mystery Science Theater 3000” and “Drunk History” for Etsy spellcasters, starring the lovechild of Patsy Stone and Bauhaus front man Peter Murphy.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Marvel Studios recently announced that a “Ghost Rider” reboot starring Ryan Gosling as the eponymous fiery, supernatural motorcyclist, will hit theaters July 28, 2028.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Zoe Kazan—granddaughter of Elia, who directed the 1955 film version—adapts the classic novel into a seven-part drama starring Florence Pugh.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The decision marks a partial victory for Kenjiro Tsuda, known for his starring roles in mega-franchises including "Jujutsu Kaisen" and "Yu-Gi-Oh!"

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

You would have a starring role as the Charming Local Boy.”

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm




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