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[stahr] / stɑr /




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The Aussie is almost certainly a reference to Euphoria and Wuthering Heights star Jacob Elordi, who was brought up in Brisbane and Melbourne before moving to the US to pursue his acting career.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

Her interview with the Get Out star pulled in five million views - a fraction of the audience she'd go on to attract, but evidence her hard work was clearly starting to pay off.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

This marks the second consecutive time Old Man Markey has fended off a former rising star in the party, having tanked Joe Kennedy III’s challenge in 2020.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

That’s not just a rock star; that’s a revolutionary.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

There I feel the Jewish star on Mamá’s necklace under my uniform, and I silently make a wish that Papá be safe.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

The faces change because the network’s stars are interchangeable.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

The first half saw the stars come through for both teams as Palos Verdes took a 14-13 lead.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

"It was really fun to win today," said Delphine Cascarino, one of many international stars in the London City squad.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

CEOs sometimes use sports metaphors but stars can dominate those teams.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

When they took a couple of steps, the stars threatened to make Llewelyn take off.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

In 1993, she wrote the screenplay for the comedy-drama film Bhaji On The Beach, and two years later she starred in the Channel 4 romantic comedy film, Beautiful Thing.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Danielle van de Donk, who spent most of last season injured, starred and scored, while Kennedy's header brought the opener when it deflected off Julia Zigiotti.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

She was also inspired an off-Broadway play, “Gloria: A Life,” which was adapted into a 2020 production for PBS’ “Great Performances” that starred Christine Lahti.

From Salon Sep. 3, 2026

These ran the gamut: She starred in movies and invested in property and wrote children’s books, sold cake mix and jeans and doggy toys.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

McCandless starred and bracketed the paragraph and circled “refuge in nature” in black ink.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

He also appeared in 1961 film Spare the Rod, a social commentary drama about a teacher working in a tough, deprived area, starring Max Bygraves and Donald Pleasance.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Celebrate Labor Day with a new tradition: Sorry to Bother You, Boots Riley’s 2018 film starring LaKeith Stanfield, is a rollicking sci-fi black comedy about a dystopian workplace.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

Patricia Hitchcock regarded “Notorious”—Alfred Hitchcock’s 1946 film starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains—as her father’s finest, and one can see why.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

As a serial-killer procedural starring Robert De Niro and Adam Scott, “The Whisper Man” has both.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

Ed Viesturs, who had the starring role in the film, reached the summit at 11:00 Thursday morning, without using supplemental oxygen.*

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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