original sin

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You may recognize its reference to what's been called the nation's original sin and its primacy in 1932 Clarksdale, Mississippi, where the story takes place.

From Salon • May 2, 2025

“The original sin in this state is affordability,” Newsom said at news conference.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

Logically, one has to think so … if one believes that an inanimate object can be imbued with original sin to begin with.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2024

Stop's Mr Cahn says that "original sin" of predictive policing is "biased historical data".

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2024

For medieval Christians, the existence of such a chain of humans provided a most powerful and original understanding of original sin.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee