asterisk
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And because obesity itself is a known driver of GI dysfunction, every data point carries an asterisk: Is this the drug or the disease it’s treating?
From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026
But analysts say that year deserves an asterisk because millions of people spent more time at home during the pandemic while Roku temporarily pulled back on international expansion and other spending.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
It highlights unsettling elements, such as Letby responding "no comment" to police questions while in custody, and excerpts from her diary where dates coinciding with the babies' deaths are marked with an asterisk.
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
Still, his numbers came with the asterisk of no century on three previous tours of Australia.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
Once a rider logged his first win, he officially became an apprentice jockey, or “bug boy,” so called because of the asterisk, or “bug,” that was typed next to apprentices’ names in the racing program.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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