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guru

[goor-oo, goo-roo] / ˈgʊər u, gʊˈru /
NOUN
mentor, guide
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Anyone such as, say, former Miami Dolphins coach and purported offensive guru Mike McDaniel?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

"All of us, including the volunteers and support teams are deeply anguished," the Hindu guru, whose real name is Jagdish Vasudev, added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

"Netflix produces movies. Netflix doesn't produce jam," says Jones, the brand guru.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

The average year sees the New York Stock Exchange experience 21 days when downside volume is 80% or more of the action, according to BTIG’s technical guru Jonathan Krinsky.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

Gotham was founded by a value investment guru named Joel Greenblatt.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Then we tumble into the realm of inspirational gurus and thought leaders, where breathwork and manifesting meet motivational speak, popping with familiar verbal kernels like “sparking joy” and “habit formation.”

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Jesse Mecham wants to motivate you about money the way fitness gurus get you up off the couch to train for a 5K.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Beaver is one of those manosphere gurus who preside over dismal power-of-positive-thinking seminars in hotel conference rooms where lost men gather for advice on how to win.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

His father scoffed at the self-help gurus and nurtured his interest in business.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026

This would set off a barrage of laughing commentary from my elder siblings, gurus of life and wisdom who had seen and done it all.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride




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