swami

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Recent Examples of swami Several sequels followed, including one called Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, in which Karloff plays a hypnotist swami from the Orient. Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024 The swami named her Ganga, for the Ganges River. BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2021 In the mid-’80s, when the community had swollen to more than 600 residents, New Vrindaban’s swami, a thin-lipped former Baptist, was accused of ordering the assassination of two disgruntled devotees. Ashley Stimpson, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2022 Yogananda was the first Indian swami to make America his home. Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2020 Also born into an upper-caste family, Mr. Manav says he was compelled to drop his last name – a signifier of one’s caste – after hearing the swami speak. Soumya Shankar, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2020 The statue of Hanuman Murti (inset above), god of courage, was a gift from a swami in the motherland to consecrate Sri Dattatreya Yoga Centre in 2003. Omar Mouallem, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2020 Perhaps realising how bad things had become, my grandfather agreed to take a vow of celibacy in the presence of a swami. Vikram Zutshi, Quartz India, 19 July 2019 On one side were Mr. Cohn and free-trade advocates, and on the other was the Administration’s protectionist wing led by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, trade negotiator Robert Lighthizer and Mr. Trump’s personal trade swami, Peter Navarro. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 6 Mar. 2018
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Noun
  • The Save Soil movement, spearheaded by Indian yogi, Sadhguru, has inspired people beyond the realms of agriculture and soil science by reframing soil health as a global human responsibility.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Recognized as one of India’s, and perhaps the world’s 50 most influential people, Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic, environmental activist, poet, and the bestselling author of over thirty books.
    Mandeep Rai, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Hairstylist Kevin Kelly and makeup guru Darian Marie Horn gave Rachel a glam look, her dark locks pulled back in a relaxed updo with flowing waves and her cheeks and lips kissed with the softest of pinks.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • And while some fans and film gurus will say the offense looked better under interim coordinator Scott Turner and his father Norv, the facts are the facts: The Raiders averaged 17.9 points in nine games with Getsy and 17.6 in eight games with Turner, who had a healthier offensive line.
    Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Her grandmother isn’t a pandit – in India, as well as in Indian diaspora communities, that’s been a domain that is largely populated by men, with cultural mores at play.
    Deepti Hajela, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Her father worked as a pandit -- or Hindu priest -- at a temple, and visited homes to perform rituals.
    Vedika Sud, Esha Mitra and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 11 June 2021
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  • There were rabbis, imams, bishops and deacons from across the city, reflecting the diversity of the victims and New Orleans.
    Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Graham is arguably a direct predecessor of Adam Brody’s warm, charming rabbi in Nobody Wants This.
    Kate Lloyd, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024

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