notorious
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Uruguay has the highest suicide rate in Latin America and the pope may talk about mental health, particularly when visiting the Casavalle neighbourhood in Montevideo, notorious for high levels of poverty and extreme violence.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
The notorious airport is a tender spot for Angelenos and tourists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Covered in sharp, toxin-filled spines, these predators are notorious for consuming coral and leaving widespread destruction in their wake.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
In one notorious case a taxi driver was jailed because a passenger reported what he had said while riding in his cab.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
She intended to leave the notorious medium, Maggie Fox, behind, and become the respectable wife of a world-famous Arctic explorer, Mrs. Elisha Kent Kane.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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