stigma
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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
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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
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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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