infamy
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They were often motivated by a desire for infamy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 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
Martin rose to infamy brandishing legal jeopardy against his foes.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026
It was a boost from the blog for Tosh’s show that launched Black’s video to infamy.
From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026
Speaking on the floor of the Senate, he declared the Boston Police Strike was “one of the most dastardly acts of infamy that has ever occurred in this country since the act of Benedict Arnold.”
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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