exorcism
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"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
"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
Jim Dolan, less than 24 hours after the New York Knicks’ championship exorcism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
More elegantly, in a climactic moment, he finally plays the piano — a possession and an exorcism at the same time and an explosion of raw talent that says everything he cannot.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Words that Toby had used countless times before but now were less rebellion and more an exorcism.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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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
Stanton delivered regular sermons to community residents, which included exorcisms and speaking in tongues.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2024
The philosopher did not know their meaning, but he knew that they signified something terrible, and were intended to counteract his exorcisms.
From The Mantle and Other Stories by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
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