guru

The vision that bore his name became Auroville in 1968 through the work of his French-born spiritual companion Mirra Alfassa, who herself became a guru known as "The Mother".

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

“The right question is whether Alan Greenspan, this huge guru who had tremendous influence, could have rung the bell better. And he could have,” said Kohn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

For twenty years, a series of presidents and many ordinary Americans viewed him as a financial guru, and a talisman against bad times.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

“It’s a low probability,” political data guru Paul Mitchell told me, “But there’s always a chance.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

This is one of those chapters again where Professor Bongiorno of Columbia, the Florinese guru, claims that Morgenstern’s satiric genius is at its fullest flower.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

Variant was founded in 2009 by the now CIO of asset manger Prevatt Capital, Jonathan Tepper, under a belief that “robust, repeatable tools work better than gurus with crystal balls.”

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026

The rule is wildly popular with governance gurus and policy advocates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

Baba is a commonly used term in India to refer to mystics and religious gurus and also to fathers or grandfathers by both Hindus and Muslims.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026

He has little use for those gurus who tell us that we can “conquer the world.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

Cadres of expensive professionals—lawyers, accountants, computer gurus, helpline responders—drain vast sums of money from the economy to clarify poorly drafted text.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker