heroic
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Nobody came out of it looking particularly heroic.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
"His actions were heroic and he undoubtedly saved lives today," Wahl said.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
The Lakers gave a heroic effort and with just a bit more luck they could have forced a Game 5.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
That symbolism has only become more visible in recent months amid renewed attention on gold Trump statues, AI-generated heroic imagery and other forms of highly stylized political branding circulating online.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
But if this was a story in the heroic age, they would give my great-grandfather a name, Jamshid, and a personality—ever-laughing Jamshid with a limp in the foot his father crushed with a plow.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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