heroism
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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
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
Striving for heroism is a common expectation of ourselves and others in a decent society.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026
His story turned out to be one of outstanding heroism: having remained aboard the foundering Athenia to minister to injured passengers and crew, he was the very last passenger to board a lifeboat.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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