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They kept up the pace on 1971's Master of Reality, with Osbourne describing Children Of The Grave as "the most kick-ass song we'd ever recorded".
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025
“It was on my dream board, right next to ‘running a kick-ass theater company’,” he joked, of the UNC job.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2024
“Blue Eye Samurai” is worth your time for its compelling main character, excellent background art and some truly kick-ass fight scenes.
From Salon • Dec. 23, 2023
“He didn’t do dead white man sociology, he did what I call kick-ass sociology,” Dr. Bullard said.
From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2022
There were no term limits, and those two geezers had been doing a kick-ass job of protecting user rights for over a decade.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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