infamy
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Perhaps those lyrics reflect the mood in the camp after a fortnight that will live in English cricketing infamy.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
They were often motivated by a desire for infamy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
It has brought fresh infamy to “The Bachelor” and its format of prioritizing fairy-tale romance scenarios inside an isolated bubble while sidelining real-world issues centered on social trends, mental health and cultural shifts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
More than 2,400 Americans died in the attack that president Franklin D. Roosevelt said would live "in infamy."
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
Be that as it may, she saw him go with regret; and in this early example of what Lydia’s infamy must produce, found additional anguish as she reflected on that wretched business.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
Herron’s paintings are not literally historical, but titles such as “Scottsboro Men” invoke infamies of the African American past.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023
In paid ads in Rio's papers, he wailed: "I beg for, I demand justice against the group which manipulates the powerful Di�rios Associados machine in its campaign of infamies and injurious attacks against me."
From Time Magazine Archive
They needed more than two hands to catalog his infamies and betrayals.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not all the infamies of Darlan and Laval shall stand between you and the restoraion of your birthright.
From Time Magazine Archive
This is one of those infamies a prince should be on guard against, as will be discussed below.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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