heroic
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This came even as three heroic Muslim men gave their lives in May while defending some 240 children at the Islamic Center of San Diego from anti-Muslim extremists.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
The later memoir also contains admissions that make Byfield appear less conventionally heroic.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
All of which makes them heroic of inseam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
And he took a close look at Arthur Miller’s version of “Enemy,” but he rejected the depiction of Stockmann’s character as the heroic whistleblower who stands alone with the truth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Now that the South Pole had been reached, it seemed as though the age of heroic exploration was over.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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