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taboo

[tuh-boo, ta-] / təˈbu, tæ- /




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U.S. oil companies are starting to talk about a subject that’s been taboo in the industry for nearly a decade: production growth.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Besides, there are few better indicators that the previously taboo has gone mainstream than when TV picks up the strap.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

Research has shown that for many years mental health has been considered a taboo issue in South Asian communities around the world.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

“A lot of people think it’s embarrassing or taboo to talk about mental health.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

It pleases me to know that her taboo message made it through, to at least one other person, washed itself up on the wall of my cupboard, was opened and read by me.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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