notoriety

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Ferreira initially gained notoriety as an online personality with a popular Tumblr account before transitioning to modeling and then acting, most notably in the first two seasons of the series “Euphoria.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

“I think part of the motivation has to do with, he now has an Instagram site with a lot of followers. I think it’s a notoriety thing,” said Ed.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

That notoriety helped launch the hit show on Hulu and on Disney - which owns both ABC and Hulu.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Ehrlich’s 1968 book, “The Population Bomb,” first brought him notoriety.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

However, Virginia’s legacy as the birthplace of humanity’s first step into the heavens would have to compete with the notoriety it was gaining as the country’s most intransigent foe of integrated schools.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly