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The phrase "they were infamous" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe individuals or groups known for negative reasons or actions, often in a historical or cultural context. Example: "The pirates of the Caribbean were infamous for their ruthless attacks on merchant ships."
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(They were infamous because they were rigged).
The 'Crazy Gang' were just as famous for their spirit, camaraderie and upsetting the odds - rising from non-league football to the top flight - as they were infamous for their outlandish dressing-room antics.
But Priestley and others believed that these men were found guilty not because they were rioters but because "they were infamous characters in other respects".
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They are infamous among Iraqis for their "spray and pray" approach to security: spraying bullets and praying they hit the enemy.
Although the name is an obvious play on iTunes, those farmiliar with AllOFMP3 will know that they are infamous for extremely cheap, high quality and quasi-legal music downloads on the web.
They are infamous among the employees due the the volume of garbage that accumulates.
It has songs that are famous as they are infamous, both anthems to fans and never-ending jokes to critics.
Yeah, and that was pretty challenging as they are infamous for being pains in the dick on tour, getting arrested a lot and generally causing chaos.
But before they became famous for discoveries, these and other big projects were infamous for their problems.
COBOL programs were infamous for being monolithic and lacking modularization.
They'd be infamous together.
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