badass
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“She’s such a badass professional. It was so fun because she inspires me to also be more flexible and creative.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
In short, Jarrell-Searcy was a bit of a badass.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
It’s 1981, and Quatro, a pint-sized, leather-clad, four-string-plucking badass, may be the first to feature lipstick in a music video.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2026
Just for a moment, I wanted to join the badass gang that made subversive movies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Now I feel like a badass, thank you very much.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
“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
“They went through a horror movie,” Due said, before yelling at them, “I love you! You’re kinda badasses, you know?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2021
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
