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guru

[goor-oo, goo-roo] / ˈgʊər u, gʊˈru /
NOUN
mentor, guide
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He set up a campus with co-working spaces, a high-end gym and meals designed by longevity guru Bryan Johnson.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

The vision that bore his name became Auroville in 1968 through the work of his French-born spiritual companion Mirra Alfassa, who herself became a guru known as "The Mother".

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Since December, the khacki-clad vote-counting guru has been going live and uninterrupted on streaming platforms to provide results and analysis of every special election and even some state Senate contests.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

"And now it's become an exercise in how, if you're lucky often enough, people will think you're a guru."

From BBC May 26, 2026

I could use an in-person guru to help, instead of me pausing and rewinding how-to videos every few seconds to follow along.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

Such activities include praying to gods and deities, fortunetelling and physiognomy, and consulting spiritual gurus or mystics, according to party commentaries and state media.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

Beauty founder Patrick Starrr, fashion designer Aimee Song and the Home Edit’s organizational gurus Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin are some of DBA’s clients.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 4, 2026

Baba is a commonly used term in India to refer to mystics and religious gurus and also to fathers or grandfathers by both Hindus and Muslims.

From BBC Feb. 12, 2026

No. The wild-eyed gurus do more harm than good.

From MarketWatch Jan. 3, 2026

Cadres of expensive professionals—lawyers, accountants, computer gurus, helpline responders—drain vast sums of money from the economy to clarify poorly drafted text.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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