propaganda
Example Sentences
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Video footage of a captured U.S. airman in enemy hands would have handed Tehran a major propaganda tool and a source of leverage at a critical moment in the war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
She laid blame on social media, saying the internet was a "breeding ground" that made it possible for major powers to persuade people to "engage in espionage and spread propaganda" in exchange for payment.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Morgenthau’s plan to demilitarize and deindustrialize Germany was seized upon by the failing Nazi regime as a propaganda tool, and the Truman administration ultimately rejected it.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
"We hope the American people will continue to support our mission to produce journalism, not propaganda," she told the Associated Press news agency.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
“That old fellow,” he said, “he makes our best propaganda technicians look absolutely silly.”
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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