indoctrination
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One well-known study into Nazi-era education found that school-based indoctrination could have long-lasting effects, particularly when reinforced by the wider social environment.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
The military had four major departments overseeing operations, arms procurement, logistics and indoctrination, and seven major “military regions,” each operating like independent fiefs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
The rationale is that there should be no condition, such as religious indoctrination or required sobriety, on a homeless person receiving housing.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025
Everyone has to agree, it's really been drummed into us — and I went to business school, I've been through this indoctrination process — that everyone works for the shareholder.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2025
In the other we have ordinary men, training, indoctrination, honor, glory, reputation, shame, loyalty, code, and believe in a cause.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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