as in honorably
in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals
magnanimously decided to forgive her former classmates, who had treated her so badly
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The veteran went back to his life in the Air Force and completed his service on a military base in Wyoming before being honorably discharged in 2019.—
Celia Fernandez
Mickey Todiwala,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025 -
She was honorably discharged in December 1946, per The National WWII Museum.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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On the third day, Borges heroically approached one of the kidnappers and tore off her mask before jumping out of a second-story window and escaping.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Directed by Paul Greengrass, The Lost Bus tells the harrowing true story of a school bus driver, Kevein McKay (McConaughey), and a dedicated teacher, Mary Ludwig (Ferrera), who heroically rescued 22 children from a deadly California wildfire.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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