mentor

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The 92-year-old paved the way for diversifying the astronaut corps more than half-a-century ago, and later served as a mentor to Glover.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Holder, whom Glover has pointed to as a mentor, is happy to live vicariously through Glover’s generation of Black astronauts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

I'm more the senior player and I need to mentor these young lads coming through.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Low points came during the defeat in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, as well as her personal and political rupture with her former mentor Alex Salmond, who died in October 2024.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

A senior partner asks if you’ll mentor an incoming summer associate, and the answer is easy: Of course you will.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama