hero
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The “Thrift Shop” rapper has emerged a hero, and a chastened Sheeran and Gillette Stadium owner Robert Kraft have pledged to donate millions toward humanitarian causes in “the region.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
He is regarded as a hero in Kosovo.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Another way he adapted the game was in the progression of weaponry available for the hero.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Oddly, the hero of Mr. Greengrass’s saga is neither of these much-discussed figures but a fictional character known only as Ploughman and played by Andrew Garfield.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Not the icicles so much as seeing someone who was a hero to me become this.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
"Runner," an action comedy led by Alan Ritchson and Owen Wilson, debuted in fourth place, with the heroes fighting a cartel to get a sick young girl a lifesaving organ transplant.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Local heroes Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso were unable to give the Spanish fans much to cheer about as both were knocked out after the first session in 17th and 18th places.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the anniversary remains a special day to honor the memories of those who were killed and the heroes who risked, and often sacrificed, their lives to save others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
There’s no movie star to take charge, and Greengrass doesn’t inflate the passengers into larger-than-life heroes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
“I want to be a hero. And heroes don’t abandon their friends.”
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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
“I met one of my heros today,” Shaw tweeted with his picture with Emma Gonzalez.
From Washington Times ● May 12, 2018
Every country has "heros" if you define "heros" as honorable people willing to treat others as they would want themselves and their family treated.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2018
I was convinced by the magnificence both of the paintings and sculptures, that I was among the tombs of great men and heros.
From Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) by Shearjashub Spooner
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