shock therapy
Example Sentences
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National renewal: The country must be reinvigorated from its decadence by a kind of shock therapy; this trait is a function of an exaggerated nostalgia and a hatred of the present.
From Salon
But the “Rite” came across as shock therapy.
From Los Angeles Times
Voters would rather endure Milei’s shock therapy a while longer, apparently.
From Barron's
The measures—part of what Milei calls shock therapy—have restored some credibility to Latin America’s third-largest economy, but about one in three people still live in poverty.
A former TV pundit, Milei came to power in December 2023 promising shock therapy for Argentina's long-ailing economy, revving a chainsaw as a symbol of his plan to slash state spending.
From Barron's
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