firmament

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By the turn of the millennium, the first wave of streetwear brands was part of the corporate fashion world’s firmament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Today our stars inhabit the cultural firmament, in sports and in entertainment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Of course, long before audiences became obsessed with Brody’s turn as a hot rabbi in “Nobody Wants This,” both he and Meester were cemented in the pop culture firmament as teen drama icons.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

An appeal for new designs produced unusual ideas, including a glass roof, a green "eco-roof", a massive flame instead of a spire, and a spire topped by a vertical laser shooting into the firmament.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2024

Tombaugh had no formal training as an astronomer, but he was diligent and he was astute, and after a year’s patient searching he somehow spotted Pluto, a faint point of light in a glittery firmament.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson