heroic
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Not only are they accomplished pilots, engineers and scientists, they are also spouses and parents balancing a heroic adventure against the risks they and their loved ones will face.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Taix was where I watched the heroic Zinedine Zidane headbutt the gutless Marco Materazzi in the saddest World Cup final ever.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Matti Friedman documents their mission in “Out of the Sky,” an account of the personal motivations and tragic fates of these heroic figures of undying Jewish faith.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Even less heroic — or catastrophic — assumptions lead to alarmingly high numbers.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
Like the early Christians, the Norsemen measured their life by heroic standards.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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