exorcism
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Kaia Gerber says she had an exorcism after her parents believed she was “possessed” as a child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
"You can shape a treatment to fit the belief system without explicitly endorsing it," French said, conceding an exorcism might even have a beneficial placebo effect in some cases.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
If the goal was to transfer these skills to muscle memory, the learning process more resembled a muscle exorcism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
"To let go of somebody you love, the best way to do it is to write about it. It's like an exorcism."
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
He wouldn’t have wasted time fainting, just gotten busy arranging the exorcism.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
We could think of the three albums in this series as further explorations in one particular genre, rather than personal exorcisms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
For those who know of exorcisms primarily from horror movies, the news of a professional exorcist in the nation’s capital causing drama may have been a bit confounding.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
The series also starred Collins as angel Castiel, who accompanies the Winchesters on their exorcisms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
Oscar winner Russell Crowe is in the worst actor category for his portrayal of Father Gabriele Amorth, a priest who performed more than 100,000 exorcisms, in The Pope's Exorcist.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2024
“Splendid!” thought the philosopher Thomas, and began to repeat his exorcisms in a still louder voice.
From The Mantle and Other Stories by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
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