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mentor

[men-tawr, -ter] / ˈmɛn tɔr, -tər /
NOUN
person who advises
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The crew of the Mentor traveled halfway around the world before pausing to take on supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

After taking on water and supplies, the Mentor set a course for Guam in the Pacific.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

In November 1832, eight survivors of the sunken American whaleship Mentor set out into the Pacific Ocean in a pair of rickety boats.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The Creative Mentor Network found the number of working-class people in creative roles had fallen by half since the 1970s, while the Sutton Trust found only 10% of writers are from working-class backgrounds.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

He stayed at his farm in Mentor, Ohio, and encouraged the public to come there to hear him speak.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow




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