badass
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The badass riffs in this particular case are courtesy of Roman Morello, the 15-year-old son of our interviewee, who joined his dad’s band when he was 13.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
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
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
Not so much being called a princess—trust, I’d make a badass one—but the way he says it.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
“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
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