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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a taboo issue" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a subject that is considered socially unacceptable or sensitive to discuss.
Example: "The discussion around mental health has often been viewed as a taboo issue in many cultures."
Alternatives: "a sensitive topic" or "a controversial subject".
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Ian Bell, the England batsman, said sexuality was "absolutely not" a taboo issue in his sport.
"There was a little moment of doubt, because it's a taboo issue, such a heavy subject," Ms. Flutur said.
Scroll down to watch the film The Location, Location, Location presenter described a woman's biological clock as a "taboo" issue, and one that women aren't honest about.
But AIDS remains a taboo issue in the conservative Arab world, linked in the public imagination to homosexuality, prostitution or drug abuse.
With a threat as titianic as that posed by Zika, reproductive rights' advocates hope the disease may lead to legal shifts in a region where abortion is often a taboo issue.
He said that there had been sharp debates on the issue in the group, and that the objections of some members had made suicide something of a taboo issue for open discussion.
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That's not to say any brand should take on any taboo issue regardless.
ECHO Burundi's Yorgos Kapranis said sexual violence is a very delicate issue and a taboo subject in Burundi, but that the centre is helping an increasing number of survivors seek help.
The issue is a taboo subject in the Islamic Republic.
"We need to address this, it is a natural issue not a taboo subject, something we do not need to discuss in hushed tones," she added.
Framing driving as a health issue and not a "taboo" topic can assist in shifting the focus from age to risk factors.
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