stigma

Example Sentences

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Within South Asian communities, Asiya says younger people are keen to break the stigma associated with infertility and miscarriages.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Researchers found that families often avoid telling school officials that they’re experiencing homelessness due to stigma and fears of child welfare or immigration enforcement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

It was an off-speed pitch first derived from the forkball that hadn’t been popular since the age of the Walkman—and its reputation for shredding elbows had given it a stigma.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

He hopes the show will "create a space where people can feel less alone" as issues such as miscarriages "have a stigma around it".

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

The anther and the stigma mature inside the flower’s clasplike keel, and the pollen is dusted directly from a flower’s anther to its own stigma.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee