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mentor

[men-tawr, -ter] / ˈmɛn tɔr, -tər /
NOUN
person who advises
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She turned to one of her closest confidants—a mentor who had supported her and advised her for nearly three decades: Jeffrey Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Sanchez, a 57-year-old congressman draws on the rural background of his mentor, former president Pedro Castillo, a schoolteacher jailed after a failed attempt to dissolve Congress in 2022.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Then their main producer and White’s mentor, Charles Stepney, suddenly died in 1976.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Young, idealistic people who saw Hal as a mentor and would have followed him into any battle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Or, as my mentor, Vice Principal Metzer, always says, “Rich is an adjective, wealth is a verb.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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