notoriety
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Conditions there have prompted outcry from rights groups, and UN experts have condemned it as a site of "unparalleled notoriety."
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
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
Thompson, who gained notoriety for his role winning a rape conviction against Harvey Weinstein, purchased the rights to the domain name “patconnolly4judge.com,” which now redirects to one of the commission’s admonishments of Connolly.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
I guess for me it was a good thing, because being a not-talkative software engineer, I got some notoriety.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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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