heroism
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"We're so proud of him... I see messages about him, literally from all over the world, talking about his heroism."
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Churchill, despite his wartime heroism, lost the premiership in the Labour landslide of 1945.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Iskander’s David is a young man whose youthful piety and heroism make him a sympathetic figure, notwithstanding the bag of cold cuts.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
They wanted no talk of the heroism or courage of their youth.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
The reproachful face faded from his mind, and his tension vanished, driven out by the exalted sense of heroism with which his own words had filled him.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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