ill fame
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There is, of course, a good reason for am-dram's ill fame.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 15, 2012
Each of them have already made unfathomable sums of money and known, for good and ill, fame at its most hardcore.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2010
I found afterwards that my steed had a very bad character all over the country; his ill fame, however, was slightly redeemed by the fact that he was a good goer.
From Notes in North Africa Being a Guide to the Sportsman and Tourist in Algeria and Tunisia by W. G. Windham
People who did not live there believed it to be an exceedingly wicked place, and the farther one traveled from Ascalon, in any direction whatever, the faster this ill fame increased.
From Trail's End by George W. (George Washington) Ogden
She had long lived under ill fame, and her neighbours were resolved to get rid of her at the earliest opportunity.
From Witch Stories by E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn) Linton
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