heart of gold
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Baron’s close friend, Garfield, described him as “larger than life” with the “biggest heart of gold ever imagined” and said he was deeply devoted to his family.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Paying tribute, Mark's family previously described him as a "true selfless hero with a heart of gold, who was so cruelly taken trying to save others".
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026
Let’s start with the concurrence by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who has been hailed in the press as a centrist moderate, or maybe a conservative with a heart of gold.
From Slate • Jun. 18, 2025
We Americans love our literary losers, and who better to give us the latest version of a recluse with a heart of gold than Walter?
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025
Time for the citysky to move from a thin ice blue to purple with a heart of gold.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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