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heroism

[her-oh-iz-uhm] / ˈhɛr oʊˌɪz əm /


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"I cannot wait" to bring "her fight, her love, her losses, her talent and her heroism to the big screen," the Grammy winner added.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

In a post on Telegram on Tuesday morning, Kondratiev said firefighters and other rescuers were working in "extremely difficult conditions", and he described their efforts as "true heroism".

From BBC • Apr. 28, 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

The only light in the darkness is heroism.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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