mentored

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Rollins was a gifted player and was mentored by pianist Thelonious Monk.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Known as an hard-nosed and aggressive operator, Williamson worked for former governors Jerry Brown and Gray Davis and mentored other women in politics.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Antonelli owes his place in F1 to Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, who picked him up as an 11-year-old, wowed by his potential in karting, and has mentored him ever since.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

After the Iraq war, Khamenei spent time in the city of Qom, where he was mentored by Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi, a radical cleric who is considered the spiritual father of Iran’s hard-liners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

She’d be retiring at the end of the season, which meant the five of us would be the last team she mentored in her legendary career.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles