unsung

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This week the King met unsung heroes providing local government services, and later this week his film about his philosophy of harmony will be released.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Tartines are the unsung heroes of party food.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026

An exquisitely photographed, black-and-white triptych set in Cuba, this unsung gem portrays the hopes of those with a chance to escape their challenging conditions and the anguish of the ones left behind.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Jerome A. Cohen’s name should figure on every list of unsung American titans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Korean speakers living in northeast China have also been an unsung force for cultural change inside North Korea.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden