original sin
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In White’s eyes, however, allowing financial bubbles to form and then pop is central banking’s original sin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
And as we get into subsequent episodes that we’re dealing with now, we see that Robby’s sense of loss predates Louie and his mentor, Adamson, and it goes back to almost an original sin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
On a recent episode of What Next, Lizzie O’Leary spoke to Nagle about how America’s original sin is written into who we are today.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2026
“Their hijacking of the public square is made possible by the original sin that animates their AI products — a brazen theft of intellectual property that has occurred at an unprecedented scale,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
But as Milton was cleansed of original sin, Desdemona remained cognizant of her iniquity.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
