infamy
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Here, Seyfried’s participation poses new and obscenely complex questions about the intersection of fame and infamy.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Despite the fame - and infamy - that followed, she still found herself struggling to be taken seriously by editors.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Then, there is former Gov. Mark Sanford, who gained fame as a budget hawk and infamy for his extramarital adventures on the “Appalachian Trail.”
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
But not too old — the Lakers hope — to carry them to one more victory and save them from infamy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
If the gods were good, Lannister’s severed head was halfway back to King’s Landing by now, but more like the dwarf was hale and whole and somewhere close, stinking drunk and plot-ting some new infamy.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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Herron’s paintings are not literally historical, but titles such as “Scottsboro Men” invoke infamies of the African American past.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023
Not all the infamies of Darlan and Laval shall stand between you and the restoraion of your birthright.
From Time Magazine Archive
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After all, the Drexel affair is only the latest float in a parade of American infamies.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Said Publisher Chandler: "We've told the story of the infamies."
From Time Magazine Archive
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This is one of those infamies a prince should be on guard against, as will be discussed below.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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