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heroism

[her-oh-iz-uhm] / ˈhɛr oʊˌɪz əm /


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"It was really important for her to know that bravery and heroism started with her - when there wasn't anyone else there, and nobody was able to come to help her," her mum said.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Churchill, despite his wartime heroism, lost the premiership in the Labour landslide of 1945.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 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

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 were men who knew the heroism of the boat itself.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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