hero
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Sonny, its hero, has checked into Sanctuary, a spendy Phoenix-area resort, for an extended stay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
No problem—they have $1 billion invested in Ohtani’s arm and October hero Yoshinobu Yamamoto to pick up the slack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Hailed as a national hero, in November 1898 he was elected governor of New York, a crucial step on his road to the White House.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Here was the Invictus community that is Prince Harry's "second family", people he has known and worked with for many years, a place of trust, where Harry was the hero.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
I thought Ama would understand my reluctance to be some hero, but she seems to feel the same way Asase Yaa did.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
As a boy, Loftus would keep up with his heroes on the team’s local radio and TV station, and occasionally on a weekend network broadcast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Whether he was playing steely but likeable heroes or a chillingly menacing villains, Neill was one of the most versatile stars in the film industry and always commanded attention on screen.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Ten years ago, I had the privilege of traveling the length of the state and meeting some of the heroes of the coast going back to the 1960s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
When Watt is not working with pop stars like Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber, he’s often producing grizzled rock heroes, including Iggy Pop and Paul McCartney—who recommended Watt to the Rolling Stones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Where are the heroes whose battle cries are my hymns?
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
I love a side-dish-main-dish hybrid, and grain- and veggie-based one-dish recipes are Thanksgiving heros.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
To mix it up, leftovers can easily be made into meatball heros.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2021
I’m sure the jobless, teachers, medical heros and first responders can sleep well tonight knowing these two gentlemen can survive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2020
This film is powerful and perhaps if more people could see it, then the this brave caotain, crew and unselfish, island heros could get some desperately needed help.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2016
I'm glad I'm a girl, an' I want to tell you that the' 's been just about as many heroines as heros too.
From Happy Hawkins by Wason, Robert Alexander
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