notorious
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Jukebox musicals are notorious for shoe-horning in beloved songs without regard for storytelling integrity.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
The new rules do not apply to notorious "coffin homes", cubicles stacked on top of each other like bunk beds in shabby dormitories.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
With money from an English lover and the patronage of the notorious Chudleigh, Cornelys launched an “assembly and concert rooms” in 1760 at Carlisle House in fashionable Soho Square.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
However, the naturally aspirated era - and especially the years from 1994-2009 when there was refuelling - was notorious for the lack of overtaking on track.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
It also mentioned that Mary had been in the “company of Erlone until early Sunday morning at a notorious South Side cafe in the Black Belt.”
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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