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guru

[goor-oo, goo-roo] / ˈgʊər u, gʊˈru /
NOUN
mentor, guide
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After 2002, Orbán befriended Árpád Habony, a martial arts instructor and businessman, as his personal guru.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

But Warren Buffett’s words on Tuesday might offset some of the relief as the investment guru seemed unimpressed by the opportunities on offer.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

As the Times’ polling guru Nate Cohn put it, the survey revealed deep angst about being able to meet “the rising price of entry for a middle-class life.”

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Ben McCollum, a coaching guru from Division II, just guided the Iowa Hawkeyes over No. 1 Florida.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

There he sat, cross-legged on the floor at the end of the couch, a near-sighted guru, blinking behind his glasses.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson