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notoriety

[noh-tuh-rahy-i-tee] / ˌnoʊ təˈraɪ ɪ ti /


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But that hasn’t stopped him from using his notoriety to sell merch and pump his $CHUD scamcoin while winking to his online flock.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

In fact, too much wealth or notoriety has become a deterrent, as wealthy new applicants arriving in Florida are learning.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Part of what makes Forest City "special", according to Kevin, Wojcik and others, is the very thing that has gained it so much notoriety: its reputation as a semi-abandoned "ghost city".

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

He alleged that Georgia officials violated the “Chrisley Knows Best” stars’ constitutional rights due to their notoriety and criticized local authorities’ “improper seizure of evidence.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

He enjoyed both fame and notoriety for a brief time.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

We have arrived here at an opportune moment,—time to see all the notorieties of the place at the races, which began to-day.

From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II by Charles James Lever

Few of our notorieties could be trusted to think out any economic or social problem thoroughly and efficiently.

From The National Being Some Thoughts on an Irish Polity by George William Russell

Oh, we make a specialty of articles from notorieties over there; statesmen, scientific fellows, or people with titles.

From Frances Waldeaux by Rebecca Harding Davis

This is a season in which so many notorieties come through that I have dreaded being away.

From Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I by Edmund Downey

Insufferable to him were all notorieties and celebrities: where he could not outshine, he fled.

From Villette by Charlotte Brontë




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