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[in-fuh-muhs] / ˈɪn fə məs /


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The same pattern repeated in 2022 during the Rams’ infamous Super Bowl hangover that ended with a 5-12 record, and Stafford on injured reserve.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

The reality of life behind the bars of Scotland's infamous prison.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta recently revealed that housing affordability nationwide was about as bad as at the peak of the infamous housing bubble of the mid-2000s.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Leon Jaworski took over the probe after Nixon ordered Cox’s firing in the infamous “Saturday Night Massacre.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Had I gone to London ... and taken you all... Had I submitted to Lord Cheldthorpe’s infamous . . .” She waved her hand.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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