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guru

[goor-oo, goo-roo] / ˈgʊər u, gʊˈru /
NOUN
mentor, guide
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Her principles are based on the philosophy practiced by the Indian guru Meher Baba, her husband’s great-uncle, whose byword was empathy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

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

In addition, my oldest brother, Dennis, guru of wisdom and source of much of our worldly news in the 1960s, came home from college with respect for Jewish friends he’d met.

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




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