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stigma

[stig-muh] / ˈstɪg mə /


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Often there’s a social stigma associated with eldercare, said Nicole Jorwic, chief program officer at Caring Across Generations, an advocacy organization.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

Still, young people say that living at home in 2026 doesn’t carry the stigma it once did because of how unaffordable life has become.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally apologised for the "pain, trauma and stigma" caused to those affected, saying there was deep shame it had happened to people "in the care of Christian communities".

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

It is a genuinely good thing that elected officials can speak openly about mental health challenges and get treatment without stigma.

From Salon Jul. 2, 2026

The Soviets were relieved at first, since Larsen’s loss lessened Taimanov’s stigma.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

It’s also a testament to bygone stigmas and ascendant trends in American dining.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

And there’s a lot of cultural stigmas that she looks at when it comes to female and male gender roles.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 1, 2025

These stigmas are not simply harmful — they are also unscientific.

From Salon Mar. 2, 2025

With their annual income at their fingertips, a family of saffron farmers pluck delicate crimson stigmas from crocus flowers grown high in India’s Kashmir Valley.

From Science Magazine Nov. 26, 2024

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

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

Now Ferrara hasn’t even attempted a conventional biopic of the man born Francesco Forgione at the end of the 19th century, and who, according to some accounts, started displaying stigmata after an illness-plagued childhood.

From New York Times Jun. 1, 2023

“All the physiological stigmata of old age have been abolished. And along with them, of course . . .” “Don’t forget to ask him about that Malthusian belt,” said Fanny.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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