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cult

[kuhlt] / kʌlt /




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The department-store chain, which was founded in 1923 and gained a cult following in the 1990s for showcasing cutting-edge designers, closed all its U.S. stores in 2020 after filing for bankruptcy for a second time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Fifty years ago Paris-Roubaix was featured in what would become a cult documentary among cycling fans called A Sunday in Hell.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Together, he and Marty produced through their production company, Sid & Marty Krofft Pictures, popular series, including their television debut and cult hit, “H.R. Pufnstuf.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The persistence of this faith despite repeated evidence reminds me of the famous 1950s study of cult members who kept expecting UFOs to arrive.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

O’Neill listened carefully while I went through Jesse’s story: his family’s involvement in a religious cult when he was young, the three divorces he’d lived through, his father’s illness.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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