martyr
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A local newspaper quoted his mother, Sadaf Monfared, as saying the boy told her he "would like to become a martyr".
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Colbert refused to see himself as a martyr and began his acceptance by letting a bit of the air out of the award, named after a blacklisted journalist.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026
Lim believes the judge will hand down a life sentence, though, so as to "avoid making Yoon a martyr".
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
Season 1’s subjects ranged from Francis of Assisi to Moses the Black, a robber turned monk and martyr in the fourth century.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
We cannot be absolutely sure, because the records of the trial have been lost; but rather than being a martyr for science, as he is occasionally represented, Bruno was actually a martyr for magic.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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