mantra
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That Palace statement, questioning Earl Spencer's account of the days after his sister's death, was a total contrast to its normal "never explain, never complain" mantra.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
"What day is today? I was chanting maha mantra inside," Sah said, adding that he believed more workers may be inside the tunnel.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Nowadays, the value of “low-cost index funds” is a universal mantra on Wall Street.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Call Klepach’ was the mantra of any economic journalist trying to make sense of budget news.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Like a cinematic mantra, a mystical trailer of memory, I replayed the scene of all those boys standing in the grass about the spontaneous creche of his death.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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I was staring at my 61-year-old reflection as I repeated these mantras suggested by my new therapist SuzAnn, embarrassed at the idiocy although I lived alone in a small West L.A. guesthouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
It’s filled with affirmations, prayers and mantras about love, peace and human connection, with music as a religious calling more than a form of entertainment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Ahead of the speeches, a choir sang as attendees photographed a large panel emblazoned with one of Jackson's mantras "keep hope alive."
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
This adjustability can be a good thing—imagine a marathoner repeating mantras to themself as they push through the final miles of a race—or a very bad thing.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2025
I sat in the stands with headphones over my hijab and my eyes closed, focused on my mantras and my breathing.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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