heroine
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Scheming Corvette is Palmer’s newest marvelously louche heroine.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
In early 2025 on BlueSky, coldForce chose an avatar plucked from the anime series “Gintama”: the heroine Kagura in her berserk state, insane with rage.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
Sitting next to me was a fan, no older than 18, who'd left Cyprus on his own for the first time, determined to see his heroine.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
And Alison is the kind of plucky heroine who teases her lover about his research: “Lost treasures, haunted priories, secret maps? I think I saw that movie once.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
It was her turn now to become a heroine if only she could come up with a brilliant plot.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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