original sin
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You may recognize its reference to what's been called the nation's original sin and its primacy in 1932 Clarksdale, Mississippi, where the story takes place.
From Salon • May 2, 2025
“The approach was really the original sin of Gascón and the beginning and the end of this administration,” Ehrlich said.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024
Stop's Mr Cahn says that "original sin" of predictive policing is "biased historical data".
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2024
Looking back on the long arc of Pitchfork’s maturation, it’s hard not to see Santarpia’s comment as the original sin of this corporate takeover.
From Slate • Jan. 19, 2024
But as Milton was cleansed of original sin, Desdemona remained cognizant of her iniquity.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
