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The guidepost said that the camp was to the left.
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This book, originally published in 1903 and reprinted as recently as 2006, was a guidepost for many Jewish cooks through the 20th century, with chapters on household rules, outlines of menus, and recipes for everything from borscht to chicken chop suey.
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Devra Ferst, Saveur, 7 May 2025
Francis’ Death Silences a Voice for the Voiceless As democratic values and alliances were being turned upside down, the pope was a consistent moral guidepost.
—Helene Cooper Jason Horowitz Claire Brown Maureen Cavanagh, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Legendary mathematician David Hilbert presented 10 unsolved problems as ambitious guideposts for the 20th century.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025
Slate University will serve as a guidepost for those who want to try their hand at making do-it-yourself (DIY) improvements to their new vehicle.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Devra Ferst, Saveur, 7 May 2025
Francis’ Death Silences a Voice for the Voiceless As democratic values and alliances were being turned upside down, the pope was a consistent moral guidepost.
—Helene Cooper Jason Horowitz Claire Brown Maureen Cavanagh, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Legendary mathematician David Hilbert presented 10 unsolved problems as ambitious guideposts for the 20th century.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025
Slate University will serve as a guidepost for those who want to try their hand at making do-it-yourself (DIY) improvements to their new vehicle.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Guidepost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guidepost. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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guidepost
noun
guide·post
-ˌpōst 
1
: a post (as at the fork of a road) with directions for travelers
2
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