lioness
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The 1930s war drama The Eight Hundred, which lionises the role of a small group of rebel Chinese soldiers in defeating the Japanese, was abruptly replaced for “technical reasons” – a popular euphemism for censorship.
From The Guardian • Sep. 11, 2019
Both felt like gleefully oversized spins on ESPN’s 30 By 30, the lauded documentary strand that lionises sports stories large and small.
From The Guardian • Oct. 17, 2017
Within five years, in an industry that lionises youth, Haggis had become a leading film-maker.
From The Guardian • Jan. 6, 2011