hero
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It wasn’t lost on the crowd that batteries made at the plant would go to a Japanese rival, not hometown hero GM.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Dad Daniel says Albie-Junior's achievements means his son is his "hero"
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Likewise, Richet has plenty of his own tools: a $40 million budget, competent craftspeople, a hero capable of charisma and wit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Panettiere’s high school hero emerged on TV during the “sheroes” era of the aughts, arriving in the wake of Sydney Bristow on “Alias” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” another cheerleader turned supernatural brawler.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
Jack then sprang to his feet and put his hands on his hips, striking the classic hero pose.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
She wrote how the farmers were "heroes" and now needed help to rebuild fencing destroyed by flame, as well as cover the cost of emergency feed and water for their animals during heatwave conditions.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
This, I think, is the difference between Espenson’s Chosen Ones and heroes like the Green Lantern.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Bless our adolescent boys: heroes in their own hearts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
But we discovered those rare heroes on the block, the ones who make the city feel more like home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
"I believe him, and I'm sure you both are heroes, but I need you to tell us what happened too. Okay?"
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
To mix it up, leftovers can easily be made into meatball heros.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2021
I’m sure the jobless, teachers, medical heros and first responders can sleep well tonight knowing these two gentlemen can survive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2020
It is completely self-serving for the author to portray himself or herself, along with fellow resistors, as heros.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2018
Not like some kind of muscular Jack Lemmon, but still, more accessible than other 'yuge' action heros.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2017
Daughter of Courage, mother of heros, Freedom divine.
From Anthology of Massachusetts Poets by William Stanley Braithwaite
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