stigma
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It was an off-speed pitch first derived from the forkball that hadn’t been popular since the age of the Walkman—and its reputation for shredding elbows had given it a stigma.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
He hopes the show will "create a space where people can feel less alone" as issues such as miscarriages "have a stigma around it".
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
"I think there was quite a bit of stigma attached to Newcastle," she says.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
India's transgender population was estimated at nearly 500,000 in the 2011 census, although activists say stigma and underreporting mask the true figure.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
As discussed in chapter 4, during Jim Crow, racial stigma contributed to racial solidarity in the black community.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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