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guru

noun as in mentor, guide

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noun as in technical expert

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We asked six workplace-design gurus to envision how architects and employers will try to fix what irks many workers about the office today:

Neumann notes that Johnson liked to exclaim: “Kelly is my guru. He’s the greatest lighting designer ever.”

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We broke up within a month, and my life became a California cliche: I joined a cult-like spiritual practice with a glamorous Indian guru.

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Tate’s profile only rose afterward, and he began amassing a following as a self-help guru for young men.

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“When you’ve got the foremost expert in all of this stuff coming out to your course, it calms everyone. He was a calming presence, just by being the guru.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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