martyr
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The episode helped forge the persona she would cultivate for decades: part street fighter, part martyr - a perpetual insurgent even in power.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
A local newspaper quoted his mother, Sadaf Monfared, as saying the boy told her he "would like to become a martyr".
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Colbert refused to see himself as a martyr and began his acceptance by letting a bit of the air out of the award, named after a blacklisted journalist.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026
He’s an unhappy but willing martyr whose heart is slowly breaking the entire time.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
“That’s good! I wish all the girls would leave, and spoil his old school. It’s perfectly maddening to think of those lovely limes,” sighed Amy, with the air of a martyr.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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