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notorious

[noh-tawr-ee-uhs, nuh-] / noʊˈtɔr i əs, nə- /


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“In the quickly expanding universe of cases involving sanctions for the misuse of artificial intelligence, this case is a notorious outlier in both degree and volume,” Clarke wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Eventually, the suit reached the notorious 5th U.S.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

A Venezuelan man deported by the United States last year to a notorious prison in El Salvador filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday seeking $1.3 million in damages.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

They are held in a network of prisons, including the notorious Evin, as well as secretive detention centers within security and intelligence complexes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

According to an account by Galen, it was Euergetes who was responsible for one of the most notorious acts of bait and switch in ancient history.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro