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mantra

[man-truh, mahn-, muhn-] / ˈmæn trə, ˈmɑn-, ˈmʌn- /


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The 'hated, adored, never ignored' mantra regularly appears on banners at Old Trafford, while the club even released a clothing range that adorned the slogan.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

To cut to the chase: All this permabull mantra about stocks for the long term, and “average” stock-market returns of 6% or 7% a year plus inflation, need enormous caveats.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

“My nickname is Thundertroll. My mantra is ‘I’m bringing hellfire,’ ” she said.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

His proposed solution is “radical transparency” — a familiar Silicon Valley mantra with an ironic resonance given Theranos’ notorious culture of secrecy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

It’s a mantra that repeats over and over again in my head, and whenever I’m by myself, I even say it out loud.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

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

Fans dressed in approximations of her floaty ballgowns and 1920s flapper dresses, hollering lyrics like mantras.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

One of Close’ mantras is, “Sometimes you, sometimes me, always us.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 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

Unhappiness and suffering builds character, Jesse told himself—and me—again and again, repeating one of his Nietzschean mantras.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz


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