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[as-tuh-risk] / ˈæs tə rɪsk /


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And 16-year-old Asterisk Talley is tipped to feature again.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025

But Talley — her mother says Asterisk is Greek for “Little Star” — followed with a nine-hole stretch of three birdies and six pars, not dropping another shot until the 17th,

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024

Asterisk or not, here is hoping that destiny, LeBron and Kershaw carry both teams to titles again, 32 years later.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2020

The United States Open that is set to begin in New York on Monday will be far from full strength, extraordinarily far, but will it really be the Asterisk Open?

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2020

The Notes that refer to the Margin are an Asterisk made thus, *, an Obelisk thus, †, also thus, ||.

From A Short System of English Grammar For the Use of the Boarding School in Worcester (1759) by Bate, Henry




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