exorcism
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If the goal was to transfer these skills to muscle memory, the learning process more resembled a muscle exorcism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026
"To let go of somebody you love, the best way to do it is to write about it. It's like an exorcism."
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
This is largely because exorcism as a modern practice has been shaped by evangelical influences: The overwhelming majority of exorcisms today are done by Pentecostals.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Or is Theophilus acting in actual bad faith, so convinced by his preferred mythology that he’s unworried about any harm the rites of exorcism inflict on Emma?
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2025
I was ready to yield, even if it meant an exorcism.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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