martyr
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Lim believes the judge will hand down a life sentence, though, so as to "avoid making Yoon a martyr".
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
Matfess pointed to how the role of martyr cemented a view of Babbitt for Trump’s followers.
From Salon • Jan. 6, 2026
But to some, it has also made him a martyr.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025
Archaeologists believe the site began as the burial place of Christian martyr St. Neophytos, said to have been killed by Roman soldiers on the shore of the lake in A.D.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
For those at the time it meant that Hamilton became a martyr to the dying cause of Federalism and Burr became the most despised national leader since Benedict Arnold.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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