idolized

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John Lennon, in particular, idolized Dylan, whose performance style resonates across such early Beatles tracks as “I’m a Loser” and “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away.”

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Yet Norris, who idolized John Wayne as a child, became an actor as an afterthought.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Mr. Bird idolized that flawed man, and Mr. O’Brien writes that the son always claimed that Joe Bird took his life so that his ex-wife, Larry’s mother, Georgia, could receive his social-security checks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Trace said he could “barely recognize” his father as the man he once idolized, and that he and his sisters have been concerned for years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

Their story painted a sappy, romantic picture that I’d idolized.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith