cult
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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
“Faces of Death” shares its name with a cult 1978 horror movie that had its own canny sense of how to grab attention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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
“You got a real attitude problem, McFly,” Tolkan’s character snaps at Michael J. Fox’s character, Marty McFly, in the cult classic 1985 film.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Apparently, this branch of the cult only traveled in groups of seven or twelve, as per musical mathematics—but they were willing to break the rule and add her to their number.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing cult
World Religions
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The Ancient Period, Before 600 BCE
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