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mantra

[man-truh, mahn-, muhn-] / ˈmæn trə, ˈmɑn-, ˈmʌn- /


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This trend chimes with the Gen Z and millennial mantra to bring your “whole, authentic self” to work, said Rebecca Thornton, a partner at talent advisory firm Spencer Stuart in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

That kind of mantra -- using drones to save lives -- was precisely what Fedorov had been pushing at the defence ministry.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Indeed, my mantra through much of the decadeslong campaign had been—to borrow a phrase that at least one ardent activist actually tattooed on her arm—“There is no marriage without engagement.”

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

My mantra at the moment is “Confound the binary.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Something inside me repeats this like a mantra, like a drumbeat along with my heart and pulse and throbbing head.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

It’s filled with affirmations, prayers and mantras about love, peace and human connection, with music as a religious calling more than a form of entertainment.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Buddhist mantras should be chanted while the baby is being delivered, but he can't remember the words, so he plays them from his phone on speaker instead.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

Ahead of the speeches, a choir sang as attendees photographed a large panel emblazoned with one of Jackson's mantras "keep hope alive."

From Barron's Mar. 6, 2026

And two others, “No Fear” and “Happy With You,” repeat lyrics like mantras as the music builds around them, filling up over 11 minutes of music with just two stanzas of words.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 25, 2025

I sat in the stands with headphones over my hijab and my eyes closed, focused on my mantras and my breathing.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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