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Among many Jews, simply voting Republican can feel like wearing a scarlet letter.
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Caren Leven, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2025
In 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter described the plight of a woman, Hester Prynne, who was forced to wear a scarlet letter on her dress as a sign of shame.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Old New England wasn’t all scarlet letters, witchcraft trials, and theocratic socialism.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 July 2025
That shame, that scarlet letter, that’s with you forever.
—Deadline, 4 June 2025
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Caren Leven, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2025
In 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter described the plight of a woman, Hester Prynne, who was forced to wear a scarlet letter on her dress as a sign of shame.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Old New England wasn’t all scarlet letters, witchcraft trials, and theocratic socialism.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 July 2025
That shame, that scarlet letter, that’s with you forever.
—Deadline, 4 June 2025
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“Scarlet letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scarlet%20letter. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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