asterisk

Example Sentences

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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

Still, all triumphs for the foreseeable future will come with the asterisk of previous failures against the very best.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

If ever there was justification for an asterisk next to a record, his illegitimate assault on a scoring record is it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 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

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