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heroism

[her-oh-iz-uhm] / ˈhɛr oʊˌɪz əm /


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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

Extremely online observers came up with bizarre metaphors to characterize Anthropic’s heroism and pushed Claude to the top of the app-store charts over the weekend.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026

Sustainable gains on law and order are years away at best, despite the heroism of Harfuch’s Untouchables.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

They wanted no talk of the heroism or courage of their youth.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

We had fancied our task would be different, only to find we were to be trained for heroism as though we were circus-ponies.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque