unsung

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BBC Newsbeat's been speaking to body doubles - the unsung heroes who helped to bring director Fennell's interpretation of Emily Brontë's classic novel to life - to find out how it was done.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 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

Labor hoarding has been an unsung hero, keeping our economy at full employment.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

The Mirabal sisters are not known there, for which she is also sorry for it is a crime that they should be forgotten, these unsung heroines of the underground, et cetera.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez