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Another radical departure from precedent was the participation of Arthur Burns, the chair of the ostensibly independent Federal Reserve, in the crafting of Nixon’s shock therapy program.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

But the “Rite” came across as shock therapy.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 29, 2025

Surviving many more months or years of this shock therapy treatment is likely impossible.

From Salon May 5, 2025

Mr Milei has said the country needs "economic shock therapy" to fix its current economic crisis, deemed the worst in decades.

From BBC Feb. 11, 2024

Perhaps just as important, Stalin and his compatriots found the prospect of “shattering” and “retraining” genes via shock therapy satisfying ideologically.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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