notoriously

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That tightly compressed structure is notoriously challenging to assemble.

From Science Daily • Jul. 6, 2026

Tadcaster's mayor Ricard Sweeting described the notoriously publicity-shy businessman as a "true gentleman" and a "man of principle".

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

If you have to wait for a building superintendent or a handyman, an experience that is notoriously clock-agnostic, it’s no big deal to work from home that afternoon.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

After languishing in development hell under Stanley Kubrick for two decades, the notoriously intense auteur deferred the project to Spielberg, believing he would be the right fit to tell such a complex yet tender story.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

It was also notoriously brittle, necessitating the almost continual repair of the school’s fleet of shells.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown