hero
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McInnes brought on Blair Spittal, the hero of Easter Road, for the ineffective Islam Chesnokov.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
“To me, he’s the hero of that movie, not the villain, because he was trying to take something that was always smoke and mirrors and turn it into something magical and real,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
In the South, Brooks was hailed as a hero.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
That proved to be the difference when Freeman, with a chance to be the hero, grounded into a double play with the winning run at second base.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Somehow the hero would have to make the rocks seem more dangerous, the reef more terrifying, the pale sands bleak and lonely—make the whole island seem like a creepy, scary place.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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