heroine
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Scheming Corvette is Palmer’s newest marvelously louche heroine.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
It is the novel’s desolate mood, finally, and Ms. McPherson’s evocation of a melancholy landscape that anchor both her plot and her heroine.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
One of the country's biggest stars, he brings an air of wounded sincerity to his performance, as he pines for the titular heroine, whose name appears 20 times throughout the song.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Virginia Woolf’s status as a feminist heroine may be somewhat dimmed by the fact that she was a terrific snob.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
Her courage made Sadako a heroine to children in Japan.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
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