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monk

noun as in man who devotes life to contemplation of god

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In creating the shoe base, Nurse and his team examined how Tibetan monks reach alpha-wave status as they meditate.

It would make more sense to take a personal loan, pay off the credit card and live like a monk for the next year or so.

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The small roles of monks, angels and the like are thrilling voices all.

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There were nice anecdotes to tell about Wembanyama’s eclectic offseason, how he trained with monks in China, worked on his post moves with Hakeem Olajuwon, played a lot of chess and visited NASA.

Win games and he can be as quiet as a Trappist monk.

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