notoriously
adverb
no·to·ri·ous·ly
nō-ˈtȯr-ē-əs-lē 
nə-
1
: in a notorious manner
2
: as is notorious : as is very well known
notoriously, they never got along
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Jurgensen played through numerous injuries and even won over the notoriously tough Vince Lombardi, who coached Washington to its first winning season in more than a decade in 1969.
—Barry Wilner, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2026
Crypto is notoriously volatile, and it’s gone through numerous crashes that are bigger than this one.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
The grocery industry is a notoriously difficult business plagued by razor-thin margins and a highly perishable inventory.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Jurgensen played through numerous injuries and even won over the notoriously tough Vince Lombardi, who coached Washington to its first winning season in more than a decade in 1969.
—Barry Wilner, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2026
Crypto is notoriously volatile, and it’s gone through numerous crashes that are bigger than this one.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
The grocery industry is a notoriously difficult business plagued by razor-thin margins and a highly perishable inventory.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Notoriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notoriously. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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