brainwash
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“It created a model that proved to local municipalities, to local politicians that these spaces weren’t dangerous places that are going to brainwash your kids or whatever.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
"And they brainwash people to join and they convince them of all of these things, and it's really, really hard to get out of it."
From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2022
“If we had the power to brainwash kids, we’d have them do their homework.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 6, 2022
"He was trying to brainwash me, manipulate me and he still had control of me and I didn't like it," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2021
They made us watch a film, a terrible bit of puritanical brainwash.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
Young people mustn’t watch too many films with violence because it brainwashes and disturbs them.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 6, 2015
I am not saying the Army brainwashes you.
From Time Magazine Archive
Wydra is the one actress outside the ‘Pitt’ crew to get the most attention: “She’s convincingly vacant and content as Zosia, a woman brainwashed by an alien virus,” enthuses Lorraine Ali.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
In a totalitarian sci-fi world, a hammer thrown by a young athlete smashes a "Big Brother" figure declaiming to brainwashed citizens from a vast screen.
From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026
In extracts from his forthcoming book, published by the Times on Friday, Tom Bower claims Queen Camilla told a friend Meghan had "brainwashed" Prince Harry.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
Mark Harris realized that his father and Freeman had brainwashed him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Mom said only people brainwashed by advertising bought prepared foods such as SpaghettiOs and TV dinners.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
Sen Risa Hontiveros said platforms had become "nests for brainwashing and radicalising our youth".
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
"Actually, there's brainwashing here in China too, but it's not as severe," he said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026
“Founded in 1999 on the heels of the Satanic ‘panic’ and growing steadily ever since, Infowars has distinguished itself as an invaluable tool for brainwashing and controlling the masses,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2024
As long as this public perception remains and compounds with Stake’s already shady reputation, then the brainwashing might fall flat.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2024
Priming is not, it should be said, like brainwashing.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
