mentor
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He was a theater and English major at Grinnell and widely considered a star; his mentor at the college thought he’d become an artistic director of a theater or perhaps a theater professor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
“A lot of my shows have an element of mentorship in them. To see Jimmy’s mentor come through for him in the way that I would always hope he would meant a lot to me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
"Our football loses not only a brilliant tactician, but a mentor, a visionary, and a national symbol who carried the tricolour to the highest peaks of global success."
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Like her mentor and colleague, she understands her work, and the obligations of faith, as extending far beyond the walls of the church.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Scythe Curie smiled as she spoke about her former mentor.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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