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  • noun Plural form of polestar.

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Examples

  • Recall that Justice Black -- one of the three polestars in my legal sky, and reknowned free speech absolutist -- dissented in Tinker.

    "Bong Hits 4 Jesus," "Bong Hits 4 Jesus," "Bong Hits 4 Jesus"... Ann Althouse 2007

  • I was required to read it in American History, 11th grade, and I think I adopted the principles embodied in the stories there as my polestars.

    Conglomerate 2008

  • No, you have managed your efforts as a muckraker and fruitcake by two polestars: make shit up, and throw shit around.

    Yes To Democracy 2009

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