guiding spirit
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That was part of the guiding spirit that made Warped a summer fixture for 25 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2024
Their skepticism about conventional art collecting was in line with an anti-commercial streak in Duchamp, their guiding spirit.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2023
The executive said "common prosperity" was no longer a concern only for central government-owned financial firms but had trickled down to state investment banks and become the "guiding spirit" for pay talks this year.
From Reuters ● Jul. 29, 2022
If Williams haunts “Leading Men,” it’s not as its guiding spirit but as its guilty conscience.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2019
“Today this place is full of noise and happiness. The guiding spirit of the General stands over us Like a great tree: let all who are afraid Take shelter under his mighty shadow!”
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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