heroic
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She has acknowledged the influence of Dickens’s “outrage, inventiveness and empathy,” and her sprawling books—larger-than-life, tragedy prone and sometimes ponderously socially conscious—depict systemic cruelty and heroic resilience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
To others he is a heroic whistleblower who shone a light on the darker side of the beautiful game.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
A heroic French bulldog sacrificed itself to save its owners during a bear attack in Northern California earlier this month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
This came even as three heroic Muslim men gave their lives in May while defending some 240 children at the Islamic Center of San Diego from anti-Muslim extremists.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
“We may die a heroic death,” the officer proclaimed, “but we won’t abandon the people of Cuba!”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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