mentored

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Rollins was a gifted player and was mentored by pianist Thelonious Monk.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

“She demanded a lot, but she also fought for us, mentored us, and stood by us when life got hard,” the former aides wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Antonelli owes his place in F1 to Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, who picked him up as an 11-year-old, wowed by his potential in karting, and has mentored him ever since.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Partovi said he also informally mentored Kalshi’s co-founders, who weren’t part of the scholars program, and backed the startup years before it launched its product.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

But she shared some of them with her friends and family, and she sent a whole bunch to a writer named Thomas Wentworth Higginson, who mentored her.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison