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Clarkson alleged that an employee spoke to her in a condescending manner after revealing that a similar item would cost $15,000, comparing the encounter to the infamous shopping scene in “Pretty Woman.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Baron Cohen, 54, is known for his self-created comic characters including infamous spoof wannabe gangster Ali G, Kazakh reporter Borat Sagdiyev, and Austrian fashionista Brüno Gehard.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Mr. Anderson covers it all, from Tom Brady’s high-school struggles to the NFL’s infamous $20 million “deflate-gate” investigation, during which the Patriots were accused of cheating, to his difficult divorce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
But other than its infamous opening sequence, I don’t recall being scared.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
The lawyer’s head went pop! however—his infamous temper exploding.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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