mantra
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Another mantra is to always appear "ultra reasonable".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
That kind of mantra -- using drones to save lives -- was precisely what Fedorov had been pushing at the defence ministry.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Indeed, my mantra through much of the decadeslong campaign had been—to borrow a phrase that at least one ardent activist actually tattooed on her arm—“There is no marriage without engagement.”
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
But Terry Smith, sometimes called “the English Warren Buffett,” shocked his remaining fans this month by sidestepping that mantra.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
If our family had a mantra, it would be "What Would Mehrdad Do?"
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
The company’s colorful, 20,000-square-foot facility is emblazoned with signs featuring mantras like “LIVE HAPPY.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Ahead of the speeches, a choir sang as attendees photographed a large panel emblazoned with one of Jackson's mantras "keep hope alive."
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
And two others, “No Fear” and “Happy With You,” repeat lyrics like mantras as the music builds around them, filling up over 11 minutes of music with just two stanzas of words.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025
This adjustability can be a good thing—imagine a marathoner repeating mantras to themself as they push through the final miles of a race—or a very bad thing.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2025
“He’s gathered all kinds of mantras, sacred words that will help you. But, be warned, he’s still awful...”
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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