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heroes

noun

plural of hero

as in idols

a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion fans of the sports hero didn't care what the facts were—in their minds, he was innocent of all criminal charges

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a large sandwich on a long split roll shared a foot-long meatball hero with his friend

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Recent Examples of heroes Millennials might see the Twisted Teens as spiritual heirs to endearingly insolent post-Y2K garage heroes like Black Lips, the King Khan & BBQ Show, and the Deadly Snakes. — Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026 One of the oddest parts of public figure status is becoming friends with your childhood heroes. — Steve Baltin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026 The formula helps reduce the risk of damage with a conditioning and strengthening blend of sunflower seed oil, hydrolyzed rice protein, and glycerin, which are also all heroes at fighting color-fading and dryness. — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 1 Nov. 2026 The heroes in this story were my parents, whose courage and unselfishness would give their children the precious gift of freedom. — George Diaz, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026 The dark comedy centers on Malina and Viktor, a sister and brother getting by on the fringes of post-Communist Macedonia by pilfering busts of national heroes cast in bronze, along with manhole covers, and selling off the metal. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Oct. 2026 In this retelling Rama is described as a Baladeva (one of nine nonviolent heroes in Jainism) and Lakshmana as a Vasudeva (a warrior hero). — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026 Our heroes have escaped the perilous jungles of Jumanji before, but this time Jumanji breaks free of its console, unleashing its chaos into our world. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026 Guests also heard moving remarks from CEO Iris Reff Ronen and two wounded heroes, Captain Shiran and Eytan. — Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

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So notoriously gruelling are the demands on trainee idols that the Korean government has a contract template to forestall the most inhumane conditions.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
But no deal has materialized because Fenkel and Katz have ruthlessly protected A24’s cool factor (the abstract secret sauce that’s trained younger generations to reclaim the moviegoing experience and make edgy auteurs their idols).

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026

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Soviet Juliett-class diesel-electric submarines carried four cruise missiles and had to surface to launch them.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
The group also offered to pay Australian defense sector employees for information on AUKUS and sensitive technologies such as submarines and missile systems.

— Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026

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Henry Jaglom, who died last year at the age of 87, was one of the true icons of American independent film.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026
The movie chronicles the famed photographer’s life and 60-year career shooting not just icons of the fashion and film worlds but also mental institutions, the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War.

— Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

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During the reign of the Inca Empire, which spanned a large territory in western South America from the 13th to the 16th centuries, children and young women were regularly sacrificed to important gods in a ceremony known as capacocha.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026
The war between the Greek gods and the Titans is looming in the first full-length trailer for Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 3.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

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For a more slipper-like look, Toteme’s velvet flats stay true to the classics, while mules from Dôen and Staud could easily double as your favorite indoor-outdoor shoes.

— Laura Jackson, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026
Open for breakfast, Sunday brunch (a buffet sometimes accompanied by live jazz), lunch, and dinner, The Bistro serves American classics, with a natural emphasis on seafood.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026

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