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heroism

[her-oh-iz-uhm] / ˈhɛr oʊˌɪz əm /


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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

That is certainly true of Quincy’s statues of Florian and Michael, who have long been symbols of the heroism and sacrifice of firefighters and other first responders.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

A famous mine-clearing rat, who was awarded a gold medal for his heroism, has been commemorated with the world's first statue dedicated to a landmine-detecting rat.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 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

But this girl with the long dreads revealed something else— that love could be soft and understanding; that, soft or hard, love was an act of heroism.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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