mentor
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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
Allen would get advice from Carson, whom he calls his hero and mentor, and eventually got a shot at doing stand-up on “Tonight” when he was 18 years old.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Frankl became a friend and mentor to Eger, who taught middle-school social studies in El Paso and later earned a Ph.D. in psychology from Saybrook University.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Physics was taught by Christian Doppler, the redoubtable Austrian scientist who would become Mendel’s mentor, teacher, and idol.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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