idolized

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But Ike was never the sort of man-on-horseback-style commander that Churchill idolized in the manner of the First Duke of Marlborough, Napoleon Bonaparte or the Duke of Wellington.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

In a court brief, federal prosecutors allege the man who started the Palisades fire resented the rich and idolized Luigi Mangione.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 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

“I know. My dad played the field. Once he and my mom split up, I lived with him. He was always ‘the man’ and I idolized him.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray