hero
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The folk hero of the American Revolution was only half-remembered in Massachusetts and almost totally forgotten everywhere else.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026
While the world number 772 lost 6-0 6-3 6-4, he won the BBC's Shot of the Tournament for picking off Federer with a delicious shot, and ensured he would forever be a Wimbledon cult hero.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
Coriolanus is a military hero of the early Roman Republic.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
As Prince Siegfried, the tragic hero of “Swan Lake,” both Isaac Hernández, a principal since 2025, and Daniel Camargo, a principal since 2022, proved most affecting and dramatic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
Not only is she passionate, intelligent, and friendly, she is an unequivocal war hero.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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