silver bullet
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Of all the health myths in the world, the idea that there is a silver bullet for weight loss may be among the most persistent and pernicious. — Korin Miller, SELF, "5 Things You Need To Know About Using Laxatives For Weight Loss," 2 Jan. 2019 Either approach shouldn’t happen alone Even if prescription heroin or supervised consumption sites ultimately prove successful in the US, neither is going to be a silver bullet to the opioid epidemic. — German Lopez, Vox, "A big, new review of the evidence finds that prescription heroin works," 6 Dec. 2018 Stop looking for the silver bullet In Los Angeles, architects are exploring how accessory dwelling units (ADUs) can increase the availability of affordable homes through context-appropriate density in single-family neighborhoods. — Diana Budds, Curbed, "3 ways architects can improve social equity," 8 Nov. 2018 So, if a Daphnia lives for 60 days while given a particular drug, is that a potential silver bullet or simply the water flea equivalent of human outlier, akin to his father living to 96? — Karen Weintraub, BostonGlobe.com, "A doctor wages personal and professional battles against aging," 23 June 2018 One Missile, Gently Used The Brimstone is hardly a war-winning silver bullet; a handful of RAF Tornadoes with these missles are unlikely to turn the tide in Syria. — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, "The U.K. Will Attack ISIS With a Missile the U.S. Could Only Dream Of," 4 Dec. 2015 Like everything, there is no one silver bullet solution to the challenge. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, "A military expert explains why social media is the new battlefield," 12 Oct. 2018 So, if a Daphnia lives for 60 days while given a particular drug, is that a potential silver bullet or simply the water flea equivalent of human outlier, akin to his father living to 96? — Karen Weintraub, BostonGlobe.com, "A doctor wages personal and professional battles against aging," 23 June 2018 The collective-gravity hypothesis isn't a silver bullet, however. — Nola Taylor Redd, Space.com, "No Need for Planet Nine? Small Objects' Gravity Could Explain Weird Orbits," 5 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'silver bullet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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