cult

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And you have to forge a strong bond with the fans - from Tony Hibbert to Ledley King, and even aptly named Celtic stalwart Paul McStay, many become cult heroes or club legends.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 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

As Isaac Asimov observed, “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been.”

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Soon after, her pilot for a “sapphic murder story” inspired by “Killing Eve” netted her 22 pitch meetings — the first was with director Sam Raimi, whose early-career “Evil Dead” movies are beloved cult classics.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

She showed me the movie section and told me about all these cult filmmakers and people from France.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky