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notoriety

[noh-tuh-rahy-i-tee] / ˌnoʊ təˈraɪ ɪ ti /


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Drake, who just dropped three albums on a single day for some reason, has plenty of fans compared to Salieri, who never attained Mozart’s notoriety.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Before gaining notoriety with his Fox show, he posted on the website Slate about Trump in 1999, referring to him as “the single most repulsive person on the planet.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“I think part of the motivation has to do with, he now has an Instagram site with a lot of followers. I think it’s a notoriety thing,” said Ed.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

And yet in his brief run Pitino has restored a lot of the old Louie Carnesecca noisy-sweater notoriety.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

For his part, Albus had arrived at Hogwarts under the burden of unwanted notoriety.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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