heroes
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"They were larger-than-life figures who bootstrapped their way to multibillion dollar companies, and they were kind of seen as heroes who were like changing the world," Castillo said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
While activists and heroes usually get most of the public’s attention, queer historian and author Timothy Stewart-Winter argues that it’s just as important to focus on the more complicated figures.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
He’s obviously looked at as one of our founding fathers of of country music, and one of our patriarchal heroes of the genre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
A girl group that toured Europe with The Pussycat Dolls said it was 'surreal' to join their childhood heroes on stage.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
She came to see the suffragists as heroes.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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