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indoctrinate

[in-dok-truh-neyt] / ɪnˈdɒk trəˌneɪt /


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"Smartphones are now part and parcel of the way North Korea tries to indoctrinate people", says Mr Williams.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

Now he’s emerged as a particularly vocal Muslim advocate against what he calls an attempt to indoctrinate children.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2023

Packer added that questions posed revealed a lack of understanding about the topics at hand, such as whether the course would indoctrinate students into “Black Panther thinking.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2023

Harrison, on the other hand, is “trying to indoctrinate my daughter into Tolkien’s world” despite his wife’s distaste.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2022

In broad terms, all these publications were designed to indoctrinate specific groups of people, generally in their places of work.

From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.




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