vivisection

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Dahl’s wit may be mostly used for emotional vivisection, but it still glitters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Bartz takes the idea of a “frenemy” to new heights in her third thriller, yet another expert vivisection of female modes of communication and competition.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2021

She rejected vaccination and vivisection and moved toward spiritualism.

From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2021

A darker-hued assessment of the ethics of vivisection, “The White-Coated Man” explores the experience of scientific experimentation from the harrowing perspective of the animal undergoing the procedure.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2019

Men sneered at vivisection, and yet look at its results to-day!

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker