infamous
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Her answers on the most expensive item, the now infamous motorhome, are different again.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Before our interview, I visited the infamous MacArthur Park, just west of downtown, where I got a sense of what Mr. Pratt means.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Wind-driven fires are infamous for overwhelming first responders because of the speed and scale of the fire spread.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
There’s so much decorum among judges, this infamous brotherhood of the robe, that keeps them from directly criticizing one another.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
I might not know where the harbor was that held the infamous ships of the British East India Company, but they sure did.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing infamous
The Bill of Rights
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Grade 9, List 5
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