notorious
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Inspired by a notorious real-life kidnapping and adapted from the scripted Amazon Music/Wondery audio drama of 2022, “Hostage” once again stars Jon Hamm as Indianapolis media celebrity Fred Heckman—stolid, solid, proper, church-going.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
In January, the OIG conducted a surprise inspection at the detention facility, which had become one of the most notorious immigration detention centres in the US.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Beyond crowded Ulaanbaatar -- notorious for its daily traffic -- fuel shortages present other challenges for rural, tourism-dependent regions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The youngest of three children, he was born in Chicago to immigrants from Mexico and Greece and raised partly in one of the city’s most notorious housing projects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The police were notorious for keeping very poor records and were often unaware when bans ended.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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