fanatic
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His influences and idols were eclectic; he was an English rock fanatic and a salsa obsessive; he loved everything from Hollywood westerns and gory B-pictures to European art-house cinema.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The socially acceptable options for 20th-century English eccentricity included the roles of public intellectual and political fanatic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
An England fanatic is so convinced the Three Lions are set for World Cup glory he has already had a foot-long tattoo inked on his leg celebrating the "win".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
"I became a soccer fanatic after that. And I'm hoping the same thing for my nephew" this time, he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Ordinarily such a display would have made me nervous, but since Trebon was a mining town I guessed it showed civic pride more than fanatic piety.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
All of this soft-drink soft power belies an uneasy truth for Diet Coke fanatics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Jack Levey, the smallest player on the court, responds to the delight of the fanatics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026
Online, true crime fanatics have parsed through information about the case — filling in the limited details with rumor, innuendo and sometimes downright conspiracy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
It still drives executives nuts when people, even self-described Costco fanatics or members of their own extended families, don’t turn to Costco for travel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
She took us there and we were exhibited to a lot of Spiritualist fanatics.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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