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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

Wearing them was never meant to indoctrinate anyone into the communities being honored or get them to repudiate their own beliefs.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023

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

He corresponds with the accredited official representatives, and he sees the unofficial, the people he can learn from and the people he can indoctrinate.

From The Messenger by Robins, Elizabeth




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