silver bullet
noun
: something that acts as a magical weapon
especially
: one that instantly solves a long-standing problem
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No silver bullet for New York In the latest Fortune Leadership Next podcast, JLL CEO Christian Ulbrich tells Diane Brady and Kristin Stoller that most global cities are grappling with affordability issues.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
No silver bullet New York City and California are joining a wave of cities and states that are changing zoning laws to speed up development amid the nationwide housing shortage.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Even Project Drawdown makes this plain, there’s no silver bullet.
—Chelsea Haney
october 25, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
But even if Republicans can muster the votes, the bill is not expected to be the silver bullet that ends the shutdown.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
No silver bullet New York City and California are joining a wave of cities and states that are changing zoning laws to speed up development amid the nationwide housing shortage.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Even Project Drawdown makes this plain, there’s no silver bullet.
—Chelsea Haney
october 25, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
But even if Republicans can muster the votes, the bill is not expected to be the silver bullet that ends the shutdown.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Silver bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20bullet. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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