brainwashing

Example Sentences

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“The Hidden Tyranny” was written by Benjamin H. Freedman, a Holocaust denier who claimed Jews control a “brainwashing monopoly” over U.S. media, according to the ADL.

From Washington Post

In custody, Pershing is subjected to the brainwashing device commonly referred to as a “mind-flayer,” although the pleasant doctor in charge of the procedure insists that his version is much less intense than its reputation.

From New York Times

I came across some work from the 1960s by Bill McGuire, a psychologist who studied how people could protect themselves from “brainwashing.”

From Scientific American

Told in vibrant hand-drawn animation, the tale begins in a military camp where bear soldiers receive physical training, as well as an ideological brainwashing by a priest who fans the flames of hatred.

From Los Angeles Times

Aside from the death and destruction they have experienced, a new report documents a different trauma: the systematic transfer of Ukrainian children for “reeducation” in Russia, in what amounts to cultural brainwashing.

From Washington Post