notoriety

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“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

That notoriety helped launch the hit show on Hulu and on Disney - which owns both ABC and Hulu.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Despite his notoriety in the art world, he has no concern about hitting the charts.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

The paper that first brought Dr. Gazzaley his notoriety, published in 2005, showed the key parts of the brain circuitry involved when a person ignores something, or tries to ignore something.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel