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mentor

[men-tawr, -ter] / ˈmɛn tɔr, -tər /
NOUN
person who advises
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Greg, he’s my mentor, but he definitely, over the course of the eight years I lived there, had corrected me many times, as he should have, but that was one of the first times.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

It had a stricter return-to-office policy “which enabled it to mentor in-person and therefore hire young workers post-pandemic.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Doyle was given a mentor, some funding and a community of 14 other writers at similar stages in their careers who champion each other in the most modern way - via a WhatsApp group.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

He essentially owes his position as president to Sonko, his one-time mentor who would almost certainly have taken the top job had he not been barred from the presidential election due to a defamation conviction.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

I don’t know if I wanna be a mentor, but for Ms. Marlee, I’ll definitely think about it.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist




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