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falling star

NOUN
meteor
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One of the saddest moments is fleeting, when Morse catches a falling star . . . violinist.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2023

Every once in a while when you’re at the Hollywood Bowl during a summer evening, you might just see a falling star.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 11, 2022

Sometimes an agency doesn’t decline from the zenith like a falling star, but its reputation slouches, bit by bit, toward mediocrity.

From Slate May 6, 2020

He’d had a passion for meteorites since the night he sat in the back seat of his parent’s car suffering from strep throat and caught sight of a falling star.

From The Verge Jun. 25, 2018

Longstreet waited alone, saw one falling star, reminding him once more of the girl in a field a long time ago.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara




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