badass
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"Not because I'm lying about anything, but because I'm a badass," she added.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
The point being that I should not expect to be a badass street officer on Day 1.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
It turns out Benedict Arnold was a certified badass for America.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
“Make a movie where he is an absolute badass but also has some heart.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
He tells me about how he always wanted a pet, but not like a dog or cat because his mother was deathly allergic, but instead something badass like a snake or fun like a bunny.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
“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
Who better to portray godlike aliens, aerial crime-stoppers and lethally elegant badasses than dancers?
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2020
Paramount’s official trailer for “Terminator: Dark Fate” featured no shortage of female characters being total badasses.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2019
And of course, the kids—some adorable, and some badasses.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
