brainwashing

Example Sentences

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"Actually, there's brainwashing here in China too, but it's not as severe," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

"It’s absolutely textbook. In fact, they have to do that for this machine that is cultic brainwashing to work," she says.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024

“Is this just groupthink, brainwashing or what, on either side?” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2024

They told parents that the allegations were not credible and said that the program didn't use isolation or brainwashing tactics.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2024

“It’s one of those brainwashing things,” she told me.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller