heroine
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Patchett and her heroine also appear to share this enviable trait: They navigate life with grace, generosity and utter competence.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
They’re the ones to beat, unless Sally Field’s sentimental heroine in ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ warms voters’ hearts.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Sitting next to me was a fan, no older than 18, who'd left Cyprus on his own for the first time, determined to see his heroine.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
As with “Shadow of a Doubt,” Hitchcock’s favorite of his films, the heroine smells trouble when everyone else is oblivious.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Naturally, it made her think of Edith-Anne Pevington and Rainbow, but to try to draw any further comparison between the grouchy, bow-legged old coachman and the fictional rosy-cheeked heroine would be absurd.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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