hypnotism

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In the popular consciousness, hypnotism is the stuff of vampires, side shows and watch-waving therapists.

From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2022

The plot also includes a disturbing case of mass hypnotism and mind control.

From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2021

Dr. Franz Anton Mesmer accidentally discovers hypnotism while treating a blind child.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2020

I’ve gone there every couple of months or so for nearly four years, since my friend Betsy Ann Cowley bought the town from some people who had run a hypnotism school there since the mid-1990s.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2018

What he was not interested in was hypnotism and prehistoric animals, as some pop-culture articles indicated.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady