unsung

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The songs in question span genres, decades and continents, and include new artists, unsung heroes and more.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“You might hear, ‘My career navigator was Jenny, and let me tell you she was in my life,’ and those are absolutely the unsung heroes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Tyler Whitnall, managing director of the zoo, said: "Vultures are the unsung heroes of our planet's ecosystems, acting as nature's clean-up crew to keep environments safe and disease-free."

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Kugelman hailed Pakistan as "an unsung success story when it comes to strategic autonomy."

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

And much of that was thanks to cells from one woman, “an unsung heroine of medicine.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot