hero worship
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What could they teach us about the power and perils of hero worship in a community that has produced too few figures of Chávez’s stature?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
The Emergency was also a stark warning against the perils of hero worship - something embodied in the towering political persona of Indira Gandhi.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025
Herbert wrote about his distrust — hatred, even — of hero worship and how it influenced Dune for the July 1980 issue of Omni Magazine.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
It marketed itself as another run of the mill hero storyline with its final trailer full of the typical hero worship, Avengers and .
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2023
Lamont gazed up at Nigel with hero worship in his eyes.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
