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lodestone

noun

ˈlōd-ˌstōn

variants also loadstone

Definition of lodestone

as in magnet

something that attracts interest the young woman's wealth unfortunately made her a lodestone for fortune hunters

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Recent Examples of lodestone The community of about 2,500, two hours northeast of metro Kansas City, was the hometown and emotional lodestone of Walt Disney. — John Bordsen, CNN, 5 Apr. 2023 Early iron compass needles were magnetized by lodestone or magnetite minerals pulled from Earth. — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 29 Mar. 2023 Mussolini, in fact, even listed the pragmatist philosopher William James, a lodestone for Progressives, as a primary influence. — Daniel Bessner, The New Republic, 6 Mar. 2023 This is, after all, the home of the blues, the birthplace of Elvis, a global distribution hub, a lodestone of American history. — Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for lodestone

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The case originates from a change in admissions policy that began a decade ago, when a consulting group was hired to evaluate how the school system chose students for its middle school magnet programs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider outlawing school diversity policies that limit Asian American students at magnet programs and selective high schools.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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