taboo

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The incongruous scene, with veiled women clinking glasses, signals the changes under way and in the conservative kingdom, home to Islam's holiest sites, as deep-seated taboos are gently prodded.

From Barron's

There are many taboos associated with the college entrance exam in South Korea.

From Barron's

One senior Labour figure questioned why Sir Keir's allies had "legitimised what was a taboo" by publicly entertaining the prospect of a leadership challenge.

From BBC

That taboo is now being lifted, and Ukraine is putting more energy and ammunitions targets at risk inside Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal

Such is the taboo that a family of a Russian recruit left their village in the south when he joined up, a relative told AFP.

From Barron's