heroism
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"I cannot wait" to bring "her fight, her love, her losses, her talent and her heroism to the big screen," the Grammy winner added.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
In a post on Telegram on Tuesday morning, Kondratiev said firefighters and other rescuers were working in "extremely difficult conditions", and he described their efforts as "true heroism".
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Iskander’s David is a young man whose youthful piety and heroism make him a sympathetic figure, notwithstanding the bag of cold cuts.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
The naughty boys who played on bomb sites resented the legend of heroism but took pride in capturing the flag.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
Here, no one will notice my heroism on that Saturday’s shift.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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