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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are infamous" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone or something that is well-known for a negative reason or bad reputation.
Example: "The criminals are infamous for their elaborate heists that left the police baffled."
Alternatives: "are notorious" or "are well-known for their misdeeds."
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Rats are infamous for passing diseases.
His rulings on immigration are infamous.
Official documents and speeches are infamous for their empty blather.
There are other players to see, and some are infamous.
Hedge funds are infamous for being scrappy and secretive.This has started to change, however.
Restaurants — and fast-food joints, in particular — are infamous for the tremendous waste they generate.
The taxis, known as matatus, are infamous for their reckless drivers.
The Cure are infamous for choosing less obvious pop cultural references in their many literary songs.
Giant pandas for example (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) are infamous bamboo munchers, yet belong to Carnivora.
"Mattox's vicious attack campaigns are infamous — and frighteningly effective," the letter said.
"There are mouse strains that are infamous for this effect," Dr. Leibel said.
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