mentor
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Grohl also had an ideal music-taste mentor in her father, who told his eldest all about Björk and acquiesced to playing Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab” on repeat.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
He essentially owes his position as president to Sonko, his one-time mentor who would almost certainly have taken the top job had he not been barred from the presidential election due to a defamation conviction.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Lennon has proved his managerial nous plenty of times already this season, but he must down his mentor if he is to make history with Dunfermline.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The dancer and choreographer was a virtuoso performer in his own right—and a valued mentor to others.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
But today I can’t because today is the day I meet my mentor.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
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