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US government documents frequently use the term "cult-like" when describing the MEK, and describe "years of ideological training" for members akin to "brainwashing."
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Throughout this season of Survivor: Redemption Island, Mariano's game play was equally praised and criticized for what many called his "cult-like" control over the rest of his Ometepe alliance.
Survivor Winner Boston Rob: "I'm Happy to Leave With the Way I Played" 2011
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Meaning, it takes established markets, spellbinds the press, establishes a loyal cult-like following, then dips below the radar while its competitors flood the market with cheaper knockoffs.
Eric Chan: Apple Starting a Race to the Bottom (With Itself?) Eric Chan 2010
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Petit verdot is developing somewhat of a cult-like following among serious Colorado wine drinkers, and more local producers are featuring this purple, dark and inky grape to keep up with demand.
Jacob Harkins: Tracking Down the Rare Petit Verdot Wine in Colorado Jacob Harkins 2010
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Meaning, it takes established markets, spellbinds the press, establishes a loyal cult-like following, then dips below the radar while its competitors flood the market with cheaper knockoffs.
Eric Chan: Apple Starting a Race to the Bottom (With Itself?) Eric Chan 2010
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Meaning, it takes established markets, spellbinds the press, establishes a loyal cult-like following, then dips below the radar while its competitors flood the market with cheaper knockoffs.
Eric Chan: Apple Starting a Race to the Bottom (With Itself?) Eric Chan 2010
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We will pobably buy or rent near Oaxaca City in the near future as an additional residence and would not object to investing in mutually acquired land for compatible construction which is a common characteristic in those parts but we would find cult-like inhibitions on creative thought unacceptable. keith
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Petit verdot is developing somewhat of a cult-like following among serious Colorado wine drinkers, and more local producers are featuring this purple, dark and inky grape to keep up with demand.
Jacob Harkins: Tracking Down the Rare Petit Verdot Wine in Colorado Jacob Harkins 2010
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Mr. Ahmadinejad's detractors have accused the president and his advisers, including the Presidential Palace's top imam, of belonging to a cult-like ring that promotes superstition and mystical fanaticism.
Rough Spell for Iranian Politics: President's Staff Accused of Sorcery Farnaz Fassihi 2011
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We will pobably buy or rent near Oaxaca City in the near future as an additional residence and would not object to investing in mutually acquired land for compatible construction which is a common characteristic in those parts but we would find cult-like inhibitions on creative thought unacceptable. keith
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