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What was supposed to happen When there isn't a zealous anti-vaccine activist personally directing federal vaccine policy, US health agencies have a thorough, transparent protocol for approving and recommending vaccinations.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025 -
These days, a stan is simply a zealous fan, though the negative connotations still persist.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Cosmists who believed in technology as a messianic force clashed not just with the Svyatogor camp, but also with the communists, whose guiding ideology of Marxism-Leninism was predicated on the dismantling of age-old social systems to establish a novel world order.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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Students of economic history are familiar with President Theodore Roosevelt's messianic trust-busting and the command economy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal.—
Senior Fellow,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Crusading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusading. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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