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mantra

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


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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

That seems to be the mantra of millions of people saving for retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

It didn't take long for Semenyo's confidence to grow, with Hockaday's two key words - hunger and belief - quickly becoming a mantra.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

Its first tactical sale came at the end of May, breaking from Chairman Michael Saylor’s “never sell” mantra.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

She said it over and over, like it wasn’t a verb so much as a Buddhist mantra.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green

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

“Proximity is power!” he wrote, quoting one of Robbins’s signature mantras, in a caption for the photo snapped at Mar-a-Lago.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 2026

Screens in the practice facility display the Lakers’ three mantras.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 20, 2025

Reflecting his heritage, the music is full of Afrobeat rhythms, log drums, spiritual mantras and lilting guitar lines.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2025

“He’s gathered all kinds of mantras, sacred words that will help you. But, be warned, he’s still awful...”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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