guru
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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
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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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