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mentor

[men-tawr, -ter] / ˈmɛn tɔr, -tər /
NOUN
person who advises
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Although he remains locked onto each pitch he can possibly watch from the Dodgers, he also wants to mentor the players in Oklahoma City.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Rao spoke to his mentor, Fleming, about how to show up for his family at a time when work demands nearly all of his attention, Fleming said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Merits of the case aside, Rocha, 76, is a senior figure in Sheinbaum’s Morena Party and close ally of her predecessor and mentor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

I learned from a successful mentor that you can get a lot of things right, but if you don’t get the major trend right, it’s for naught.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Her husband, his old mentor and nemesis, Anton Mauve, had died in early February.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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