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guru

[goor-oo, goo-roo] / ˈgʊər u, gʊˈru /
NOUN
mentor, guide
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“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 one comes from my former colleague, personal tech guru Joanna Stern.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

"And now it's become an exercise in how, if you're lucky often enough, people will think you're a guru."

From BBC • May 26, 2026

It’s a deeper reflection, he suggested, of why and how these scandals keep happening within the “contemporary guru economy,” which has three elements that don’t mix well together: moral authority, celebrity culture and the marketplace.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

He wouldn’t have looked for alternative treatments or a guru or some faulty gene to blame.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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