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guru

[goor-oo, goo-roo] / ˈgʊər u, gʊˈru /
NOUN
mentor, guide
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After 2002, Orbán befriended Árpád Habony, a martial arts instructor and businessman, as his personal guru.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

But Warren Buffett’s words on Tuesday might offset some of the relief as the investment guru seemed unimpressed by the opportunities on offer.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

As the Times’ polling guru Nate Cohn put it, the survey revealed deep angst about being able to meet “the rising price of entry for a middle-class life.”

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

As Ed Kleinbard, the late taxation guru at USC, was fond of pointing out, the capital gains tax is our only truly voluntary tax.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Gotham was founded by a value investment guru named Joel Greenblatt.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis