infamy
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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
Martin rose to infamy brandishing legal jeopardy against his foes.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026
Written, directed and produced by Ed Wood, the 1957 sci-fi horror hybrid has achieved a kind of divine infamy.
From Salon • Oct. 27, 2025
If it weren’t for Flowers’ touchdown, the Coliseum League decider — which could have been King/Drew’s first as a program since it launched in 2022 — could have gone down an infamy.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025
Moreover, he need not worry about incurring the infamy of those vices without which it would be difficult to save the state.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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