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- noun Plural form of
nonstar .
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Examples
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To find the nonstars, Strauss and Fan looked for the things that fell off the line, the very reddest things, which could either be quasars at high redshifts or, Strauss said, “maybe was just one of the hundredth percent of the gazillon stars for which the software had screwed up.”
A Grand and Bold Thing Ann Finkbeiner 2010
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To find the nonstars, Strauss and Fan looked for the things that fell off the line, the very reddest things, which could either be quasars at high redshifts or, Strauss said, “maybe was just one of the hundredth percent of the gazillon stars for which the software had screwed up.”
A Grand and Bold Thing Ann Finkbeiner 2010
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To find the nonstars, Strauss and Fan looked for the things that fell off the line, the very reddest things, which could either be quasars at high redshifts or, Strauss said, “maybe was just one of the hundredth percent of the gazillon stars for which the software had screwed up.”
A Grand and Bold Thing Ann Finkbeiner 2010
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To find the nonstars, Strauss and Fan looked for the things that fell off the line, the very reddest things, which could either be quasars at high redshifts or, Strauss said, “maybe was just one of the hundredth percent of the gazillon stars for which the software had screwed up.”
A Grand and Bold Thing Ann Finkbeiner 2010
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But it's tough for nonstars to play star roles: Angela Teek in her Broadway debut as Kay can't fill that star space with her spunky charm.
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In the 8: 00 hour, nonstars take the stage to share live stories that personalize GOP messages.
CNN Transcript - Special Event: GOP Nominates Dick Cheney for Vice President - August 2, 2000 2000
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He formed a partial face at what seemed an uncomfortable angle to the rest of his mass, and studied the three nonstars with customary blandness.
Time's Enemy Graf, L. A. 1996
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This so-called omission bias is borne out statistically in several sports, the authors demonstrate, citing umpires who call fewer strikes when the hitter already has two and basketball referees who call fewer loose-ball fouls on star players than on nonstars.
NYT > Home Page By BRUCE WEBER 2011
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This so-called omission bias is borne out statistically in several sports, the authors demonstrate, citing umpires who call fewer strikes when the hitter already has two and basketball referees who call fewer loose-ball fouls on star players than on nonstars.
NYT > Home Page By BRUCE WEBER 2011
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This is how divisions are won -- not in July (the race is a long, long, LONG way from over), but with contributions from stars and nonstars alike.
Freep.com - RSS 2010
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