heroic
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"Endless gratitude to the Secret Service for their immediate, heroic response. Political violence has to stop."
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
Nobody came out of it looking particularly heroic.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
At the ceremony inaugurating the museum, Kim, who was accompanied by Russian officials, praised his troops’ “noble sacrifices and heroic military feats.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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
He picked up a heroic piece, struggled down the hole with it, and came back for more.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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