hero
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It also bids a "sad farewell to D-Day hero Henry Rice at 100".
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
A hero of the Civil War dies, and a martyr is born.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
My boyhood hero was Hubert Humphrey, a leader in civil rights and arms control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Perennial postseason hero Kiké Hernández delivered the first blow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
I’m glad you’re a hero because Mountain Madness is the best book I’ve ever read.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
It shows us that ours is the inheritance of great heroes, and that we should be proud—that we should be intensely proud—of where we come from.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
In Beatles scholar Kevin Howlett’s detailed account of the making of the album, presented here in a tastefully illustrated 88-page hardback book, one of the unsung heroes of the record is Hazel Yarwood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Both shows’ white heroes understand that racism, and specifically Nazism, is bad.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
The lengthy sentences for the men, still largely viewed as heroes in the country, sparked outrage in the Balkan nation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
On-screen, Duke chuckled the way all heroes chuckle as he plucked Rocko out of the river.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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
Have one of their fabulous heros or hot dishes, then peruse the varied dried pasta section.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2018
Price gives presentation on the World War II story “Wereth Eleven” and then he introduces the two World War II heros, Davison and McCue.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 12, 2016
This was exactly as heros spoke in novels; they always had a lofty contempt for money, and talked as though love was the only and universal good.
From Marion Arleigh's Penance Everyday Life Library No. 5 by Charlotte M. Brame
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