psychological warfare
Example Sentences
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During times of unrest, Tharallah coordinates intelligence, policing and the Basij, as well as psychological warfare.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
As Campbell recalls in his memoir, producer Jimmy Iovine and his engineer Shelly Yakus pushed everyone so hard in the studio that it began to feel like psychological warfare.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025
The mother of an Israeli hostage accidentally killed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza has described hostage videos released by Hamas as "psychological warfare".
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2024
Bullets coach Dick Motta resorted to psychological warfare, telling reporters that Sonics guard Dennis Johnson was susceptible to pressure because he was 0 for 14 shooting in Game 7 the year before.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2023
Despite our success as a team, however, I was still wading through the minefield of micro-aggressions and psychological warfare from my teammates and the coaching staff.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
