gurus

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Beaver is one of those manosphere gurus who preside over dismal power-of-positive-thinking seminars in hotel conference rooms where lost men gather for advice on how to win.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

His father scoffed at the self-help gurus and nurtured his interest in business.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 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

Looking at long-term charts of silver can be very sobering, and wild-eyed internet gurus, heavy on dark conspiracism with proclamations of $10,000 silver, are hardly reassuring.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 3, 2026

I’ve also looked for old people who could be my gurus.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston