animal magnetism

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And while the actors’ connection lacks animal magnetism, their characters are united in their reveries about how love is supposed to feel.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023

Still, Poe wasn't immune to quackery himself, finding trendy pseudosciences like phrenology and animal magnetism perfectly sensible.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2021

Its list of inventions and discoveries began with algebra, anchors, and animal magnetism and ended with the zodiac.

From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2020

This goes far deeper than the belief that powerful men project an animal magnetism under which everyone succumbs.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2018

Father said Lumumba’s party won thirty-five of a hundredy-some-odd seats in the new parliament, mainly because of his natural animal magnetism.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver