ballsy

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"I think he had his dad to help him with the letter but it was quite ballsy, you know: 'Brian Epstein’s got The Beatles; you need us', or something like that," says Underwood.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2024

“She was really ballsy about wanting to invite those readings into the movie,” he says, “the incredible sense of disquiet that the script presented to her as a reader.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2023

And that is ballsy for somebody to say that.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2022

“I think it speaks volumes. One, it’s a little ballsy by a rookie to do it, but I think it speaks volumes about Tom Brady and his character.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2022

I couldn't believe my mom was encouraging me to be so ballsy.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi