repute
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Despite his father, William, swiftly banning Virgo from the club, out of concerns for a boy so young treating such a venue of questionable repute as his playground, snooker had already won.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
Times Festival of Books, Amanda Knox spoke about her connection with Monica Lewinsky and ‘the sisterhood of ill repute.’
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025
Having been thoroughly Islamized, Ghana began to produce Muslim scholars, lawyers, and Quran readers of some repute, many traveling to Islamic Spain to study or going on pilgrimage to Mecca.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Open-city proponent, former city councilman, lawyer noted for defending houses of ill repute, casually smoked a corncob pipe.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2023
The island fortress of House Targaryen had a sinister repute.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing repute
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