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"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

“Talladega Nights” pegs this missing link between America’s urban past and its exurban future from its opening seconds, putting a quote about “hot, nasty, badass speed” in the mouth of New York Swell Eleanor Roosevelt.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

“The Hemingways of the world were out there. It used to be a badass thing to be a writer, and a brave thing to put your thoughts onto the page and publish them.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Just for a moment, I wanted to join the badass gang that made subversive movies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

Before I met her here at Maldonado’s, I only knew her as the neighboring school district’s badass hockey star who would periodically get mentioned in small-town gossip.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

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