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heroes

noun

plural of hero

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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 Thaci was on trial with three other former KLA leaders who fought Serb forces in the 1998-99 war and are widely regarded as national heroes in Kosovo. — Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026 They are widely regarded as national heroes in their homeland. — CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026 Sandler was read folk tales as a child and grew up watching the popular anti-heroes of early HBO dramas. — Jennie Punter, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 But Zidar and Zwick are more interested in understanding them than in portraying them as heroes or villains. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026 The statues, or heroes, include Szent István, or King Stephen, who lived from around 975 to 1038, and Lajos Kossuth, who presided over the Hungarian State during the 1848 to 1849 War of Independence. — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026 All of them American heroes who happened to also be outstanding baseball players. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Bonino’s passing follows the recent death of several other feminist heroes, including activist Gloria Steinem and poet Robin Morgan. — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026 Rather than emulate his heroes, King focuses on finding his own musical voice. — John D. Luerssen, SPIN, 9 Sep. 2026

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He was also asked about being one of Hollywood’s last movie stars, and Clooney swiftly brought up two of his idols and good friends, Gregory Peck and Paul Newman.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
In the old days, record companies sometimes packaged albums with little or no input from the artists themselves, and K-pop fans still argue over how much creative control their favorite idols really have.

— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

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Modern nuclear submarines can produce fresh water from seawater, using onboard distillation systems.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
Seabourn sails the 264-passenger Seabourn Venture and twin Seabourn Pursuit, two lavish all-suite polar-class expedition ships cruising remote itineraries, each with two submarines.

— Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

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Christopher Riordan worked with a number of Hollywood icons over the course of his career, serving as Elvis Presley‘s main male dancer in six films and also appearing alongside Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Introduced in the 1970s to maintain the open grassy balds, these stocky, sure-footed ponies have become beloved icons.

— Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026

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Wolff also felt Mercedes was due some good fortune from the racing gods.

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
In the Middle East, where gods were born, where narratives were sacred and the books in which they were inscribed considered sacramental, the ancient narratives are glorified again.

— Robert Stone, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

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These nine classics skillfully keep audiences guessing while depicting different kinds of waking nightmares, making the protagonists’ traumas our own for a few entertaining hours.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
His father directed more than 40 features, including classics such as The 39 Steps and many of the pictures in the comedic Doctor franchise, while his uncle Gerald Thomas was known for the Carry On films.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

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