heroic
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The later memoir also contains admissions that make Byfield appear less conventionally heroic.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Judge makes their complete and utter failure to pull off a microscopic scam feel heroic.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Abdullah, a longtime security guard, was praised for his heroic actions confronting the shooters and giving others time to flee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
"I am in a good spot in terms of where I am at on the leaderboard, but it's going to take a heroic effort from one of us to catch Wyndham."
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
While the Soviet government was scrambling to launch the enormous rescue effort for their heroic women pilots, an event of global significance was going on without them in western Europe.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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