guiding star
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Then there is Japan, which Turner calls a "guiding star" in youth development for a system which takes players from grassroots, to school and college football and then the professional game.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
“Our guiding star in thinking about changes to the game has always been our fans. ‘What do our fans want to see on the field?’
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
Our guiding star was to create a realistic portrait of this couple, and then add the sci-fi element as a tool to ask questions about the magical elements in life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2022
In one scene, a character compares the guiding star in the Christmas story with the stars that guide slaves on the Underground Railroad.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2018
The farther Roz swam, the higher the guiding star climbed in the sky, until at last it was directly overhead.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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