badass
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Enough time has passed between the prequels and the present that Anakin can be presented as a brooding badass.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026
"I think because I'm playing such a badass, I think he's going to love that we used his song in that particular moment in the show," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Now, he has to contend with replacing the memories of the other Asa with the reality of this badass sibling and accepting that he still may never see his parents ever again.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Just for a moment, I wanted to join the badass gang that made subversive movies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
“Wasn’t it your foster mom who swooped in with the badass rescue?”
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
Every single one of those girls, they’re badasses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
“That’s the thing about being a Raider, they’re badasses on the field, but they’re kittens off the field.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
They’re all badasses and we’re each other’s listening board.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2022
And to keep lighting that for generations to come, mis hijas y mis nietas, until the time all Latinas and indigenous women are seen for the queens and badasses we've always known we are.
From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2020
And of course, the kids—some adorable, and some badasses.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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