notorious
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Vaniček is clearly inspired by the extremity that has marked so much horror from France over the last two decades, in notorious exports such as “High Tension” and “Martyrs.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026
So in order to be ready, Pochettino ramped up his already brutal training regimens with intense fitness work, grueling double sessions, and a notorious running test that hardly anyone ever completed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
Andy Burnham has said he will ask the home and foreign secretaries to "review all possible options" to deport the ringleader of a notorious Rochdale grooming gang.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
Lenders are notorious for using the home seller’s property-tax records as a basis for that cost estimate.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026
Historiographic conceits aside, Polybius was born in Arcadia, notorious throughout antiquity as an irredeemable backwater.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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