badass
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The University of Cambridge graduate proclaimed to all young girls watching on BBC TV: "You can be an academic badass and a track goddess."
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
And she makes decisions that we don’t agree with, but I think one thing we all can agree on is that she’s a badass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
The point being that I should not expect to be a badass street officer on Day 1.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
“Make a movie where he is an absolute badass but also has some heart.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
Either he was badass, or I was dreaming.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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
