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Players who didn’t fit the team-first/family-first mantra — Bones Hyland comes to mind — were phased out.—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025 Use this as your mantra as the moon and North Node harmonize!—Usa Today, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025 That was his mantra the entire season, a pledge filled with the respectful humility that framed his image into that of a likable kid who was just here to hoop.—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025 The message is now the mantra, even if the rotation has not gotten a lot of love outside of Tampa Bay.—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mantra
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Etymology
Sanskrit, sacred counsel, formula, from manyate he thinks; akin to Latin mens mind — more at mind
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