- a variation of lodestar.
loadstar
Americannoun
noun
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Now that the landmark ruling is gone, the movement is struggling to find a new loadstar.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 21, 2023
It was even reported that fifteen hundred was fifteen thousand, but Andrew was proof against this brilliant loadstar of success, though many of his mates followed it afar, just before the shares dropped below par.
From The Portion of Labor by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
"Pretty Mrs. Davies," continued to be the loadstar of his fortunes.
From Oliver Goldsmith A Biography by Washington Irving
Ernest Linwood was the loadstar of the scene, and whoever he distinguished by his attention must be conspicuous by association.
From Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author by Caroline Lee Hentz
Feeling, moreover, that the Lady Rich, celebrated in his sonnets, was the loadstar of his affections, he designates her, in conformity with his own assumed name, Stella.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 13, November, 1858 by Various
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