stigma
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There is also, in many countries outside the U.S., a social stigma attached to not seeking employment.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
It’s difficult to imagine that a single presented as playfully as this one will be taking a real hard look at its association with stigma and shame.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
The data on this is contested as some sources rely on self-reporting, and sceptics argue greater awareness and reduced stigma around mental health mean more people are coming forward.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
“Now when generations are coming of age, there’s no stigma, there’s nothing odd about shopping at a thrift store or shopping secondhand,” Reinhart said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Indeed, the stigma of criminality functions in much the same way that the stigma of race once did.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Dating with a pet — any pet — brings with it obstacles, but our cat stigmas aren’t helping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Limiting your travels due to potential racial stigmas is doing yourself a disservice.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
It’s also a testament to bygone stigmas and ascendant trends in American dining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
It could also break down longstanding stigmas surrounding mental health — as seeking help becomes something you can do at the touch of a button.
From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2025
To subject people who test positive to stigmas, especially when most of them may be false positives, is counterproductive and wrong.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
St. Francis, unmistakable from his tonsure, his chestnut robe and his stigmata, looks lovingly at the Christ Child.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
It's not whether or not he really received the stigmata.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2025
At least get some kind of stigmata going.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2024
Church figures who claimed to have experienced the stigmata wounds, including Padre Pio and Pope Francis’ namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, have inspired millions of Catholics.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
I was a bom-and-bred Catholic and thought immediately it was some sort of writing stigmata and that I should get to a church.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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