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The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) took particular exception to Vietnam being branded with a scarlet letter, indicating that an investigation could lead to higher footwear costs.
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Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
The digital scarlet letter means a Google search ensures your worst mistake is the first thing an employer or landlord sees.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
So the government has labeled the company a supply-chain risk, effectively plastering it with a scarlet letter.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
The drug war swept like fire through barangays, where any stray remark could earn you the scarlet letter of the Philippine National Police.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
The digital scarlet letter means a Google search ensures your worst mistake is the first thing an employer or landlord sees.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
So the government has labeled the company a supply-chain risk, effectively plastering it with a scarlet letter.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
The drug war swept like fire through barangays, where any stray remark could earn you the scarlet letter of the Philippine National Police.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Scarlet letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scarlet%20letter. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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