hero
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The wounded captain who opened the cockpit door has been hailed as a hero.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
Gargash praised the captain, Smit Machchhar, as a hero for fighting to help prevent a disaster even as he was being attacked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Indian pilot Smit Machchhar was hailed as a "hero" on Thursday after fighting to retain control of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight when his co-pilot allegedly attacked him, leaving him wounded but helping avert disaster.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Few would have expected him to veer from United squad player to cult hero mentioned in the same breath as Napoli's greatest adopted son, Diego Maradona.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
He chokes here, on the word hero, he spits it out like it tastes bad.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
"I salute these heroes who demonstrated extraordinary resourcefulness and courage," he added.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
As a rookie last October, he struck out 12 Boston batters over eight shutout innings to eliminate his childhood heroes from the postseason.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The ultimate honor is typically reserved for sporting heroes from the host country, often with Olympic excellence on their resume.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
That’s Tom Morello talking about the heroes that inspired his song “Date Night,” featured on his new solo album, “Everyone Gets Everything They Want.”
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
“I want to be a hero. And heroes don’t abandon their friends.”
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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
Not like some kind of muscular Jack Lemmon, but still, more accessible than other 'yuge' action heros.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2017
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
The name of the locality itself was derived from this "heros eponymos."
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by T. L. (Thomas Louis) Haines
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