ad astra per aspera

American  

[ahd ah-strah per ah-spe-rah, ad as-truh per as-per-uh] / ɑd ˈɑ strɑ pɛr ˈɑ spɛˌrɑ, æd ˈæs trə pər ˈæs pər ə /

Latin.

1. to the stars through difficulties: motto of Kansas.

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Example Sentences

"Ad Astra per Aspera" is not so straightforward, walking the line between "Past Tense" and "Far Beyond the Stars" by making a character played by a relatively famous white woman / former model represent a persecuted culture.

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It will be fascinating to see how "Ad Astra per Aspera" plays in the longer term.

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"Ad Astra per Aspera," Una explains, translates to mean "To the stars through hardship."

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Una's military trial in "Ad Astra per Aspera" was inevitable, set in motion in the show's third episode "Ghosts of Illyria."

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It will be fascinating to see how "Ad Astra per Aspera" plays in the longer term.

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