taboo
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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
I couldn’t go to a comedy club and wax poetic about sadness — some kinds of sadness you can do that with but the death of a child is such a specific and profound taboo.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
There has been frequent private speculation about the state of Biya's health, but openly discussing it is taboo and he has always defied rumours of his death by appearing in public after long absences.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
We had been taught that such unions were taboo.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing taboo
Human Geography - Middle School
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This Week in Words: January 13 - 19, 2018
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Human Geography - High School
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