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guru

[goor-oo, goo-roo] / ˈgʊər u, gʊˈru /
NOUN
mentor, guide
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She began seeking out new teachers and after finding her guru, Sri Swami Chidananda, at a yoga center in upstate New York, would travel abroad periodically to study with him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

After 2002, Orbán befriended Árpád Habony, a martial arts instructor and businessman, as his personal guru.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Bill Ackman, aspiring to replace him as the world’s leading investment guru, thinks the time has come to act on that advice.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Data guru Steve Kornacki decided to stick with NBC News as he also has assignments at NBC Sports.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 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




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