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No one else could have done what Prince did for as long as Prince did it, and the untimely departure of His Royal Badness left behind no heirs.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

Badness is a quality of a thing that exists, and in Bankman-Fried’s empire, the things we usually describe as “management,” such as “financial reporting procedures” and “risk management controls,” basically didn’t.

From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2023

We were surrounded by people donning their best “Purple Rain” regalia and Prince costumes in memoriam of His Royal Badness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2022

Revel in His Royal Badness with this new five-CD, one-DVD set that includes 35 unreleased tracks, unreleased live performances from Prince’s 1999 Tour, new liner notes, unseen photography, handwritten lyrics and more.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2019

Badness -- N. hurtfulness &c. adj.; virulence. evil doer &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark




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